GLASS WALL

Why it s time to break the rules to get ahead Marie Claire A no nonsense guide to scaling the ranks The Times Forget the glass ceiling there s also a glass wall dividing men and women in the workplace separating them in terms of career success In this 10th anniversary edition the authors look at what has changed for women in the workplace since 2016 Spoiler alert not a lot The Glass Wall is a pragmatic guide to success for women at work Since the first edition was published ten years ago whilst there has been some meaningful progress in some areas things have gone into reverse In this 10th anniversary edition the authors examine the latest research and gauge whether things have improved or not for women at work since the MeToo movement and the global pandemic both causing seismic change Every week brings new headlines that cause unease as much as reason to celebrate Women still make up less than 10 of CEOs in FTSE 100 companies a 2024 report by the Treasury Committee found that women in the city are still subject to shocking levels of sexual harassment and bullying generative AI is sustaining stereotyped images and exacerbating inequity and the manosphere is spawning a new generation of misogyny In terms of real power both in government an