STICKY FLOOR : A LITERATURE STUDY
Ayu Puspitasari*, Muji Arianto*, Ratna Refyantari*, Immanuella Astanina Handayani*
* Master of Management Program, Department Economic and Bussines, Diponegoro University, Indonesia
*ayyu1302[at]gmail.com
Abstract
The phenomenon of women on workforce has become a common thing to be discussed in this era. It can be seen that the number of women in the workforce has been continues to increase. Nevertheless, the number of women in top hierarchy are still very rare. This condition might be caused by sticky floor phenomenon - invisible barrier that cause womens careers to be hampered. This study presents antecedents of sticky floor phenomenon. This study used a book and 40 journals of sticky floor that discusses the phenomenon. An extensive literature review was carried out to finding and get a conclusion about the factors that hinder a womans career. Managerial implication and opportunity for further research were discussed.
Keywords: Sticky Floor, Career advancement, Career obstacles, Women Career, Gender
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