MBA & Master Glossary
Glass Ceiling
Definition
The Glass Ceiling describes invisible, structural career barriers that prevent women and minorities from advancing to top leadership. In top management of large listed companies, the share of women is still around 20%. Causes include male-dominated networks, lack of role models, unconscious bias and non-transparent promotion processes. Business schools actively counter the glass ceiling with leadership programs, sponsorship and diverse faculty.
Example: "Despite excellent reviews she hit the glass ceiling just below board level."
Why this matters for your MBA
"Glass Ceiling" is one of the terms you will come across when comparing MBA and Executive MBA programmes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland — in admission requirements, accreditation details or programme descriptions. On mba.de you can check how individual business schools handle it and compare programmes independently.
Source: mba.de – independent comparison portal since 2003.