Abstract
Women in IT industry is concentrated more in the lower management level and encounter a glass ceiling which is a hindrance as they climb up the career ladder to top management level. This study presents about the glass ceiling factors that affect the career advancement of women in IT industry in India. This study attempts to identify factors which contribute to the glass ceiling which affect women career advancement. Several factors were identified while reviewing the literature; they are personal factors, organizational factors and societal factors. It also aims at finding out which factor from the identified factors contribute more hindrance to the career advancement opportunity for women. Conceptual model is designed based on the information from literature review; whole study is structured based on this conceptual model. Data is collected by floating a questionnaire to the women employees working in IT companies in India. Sample consists of 57 female employees from different IT companies who are in middle level management and in senior level management. From the analysis of the data collected, it is seen that societal factors contribute more hindrance to the women in advancing their careers, women perception about themselves and management perception about women reaching higher position also plays an important role.
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