Girls, do you still believe in glass ceiling in the workplace environment?

I think it depends on the person, lilaclady. Most women may often let their friends manipulate them. I don't know why? Perhaps, girls have different upbringing than boys. But it doesn't mean that women can't do it. I know some women who are very professional and can do what men are used to do.

I think women may want so much to prove their worth sometimes they try too hard and go overboard, even amongst my friends when they were asked to be supervisors they did a complete personality change and they later said they look back and they know they did and don't like what they became, I think there are very few females who can handle it with out that personality change and the only things I can think of either they try too hard and it comes across in another way or they just are not meant for that...as an example I saw women who would do things when they were just one of the workers and when they got up to supervise they would immediately report people for doing the very same thing and these would be petty things, where I worked the men did not take petty things so seriously, how many times did I say to even my friends "how can you report someone for doing exactly what you do all the time" I was always in fights with supervisors and management over small petty things and sometimes big things they did but it was only the females ones, I think I had one disagreement with a male manager and he was just a complete control freak...when I was working I was a long time employee in a company, but I never wanted to be management even though the job was offered I prefered to be a worker and because I was a long term employee I was not easily sacked as they did the casual staff so they would come to me when they were in trouble and if I got no where with management I would bring in the union to protect them, I might add I won every time and most of the trouble was with female management unfortunately....

I read a book. I don't remember the title. But the author is a female who had sat in numerous positions in the company's management. She has noticed that women have many barriers when dealing with subordinates and also supervisors. Because our culture is still dominated with "male" superiority. Thus, it is often difficult to change such culture. The challenge is not only in the male world but also in the female world. You know... there are differences how the society is treating girls and boys. Perhaps, we don't realize it but it has affected in our way of life. In our culture, girls are not supposed to lead because it is a part of boys' stuffs. This is only one example. When we were kids, our society has also formed our way of thinking that girls are supposed to play with dolls, nuturing dolls, cookware, etc. On the other hand, boys can play something that are considered "hard games" such as sports, war like games, etc. Whether we like it or not, we have thought that female is not supposed to be like boys. So, what do you think Hillary Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, etc? Looking at your response, I think that you're implying that they are not capable, aren't they?