The Term “Glass Ceiling”

The glass ceiling is a metaphor referring to an invisible barrier that prevents women and minorities from being promoted to managerial and executive level positions within an organization. Coined in the 1970s, the phrase “glass ceiling” has been used to describe the difficulties faced by women when trying to move to higher roles in a…

About Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration when Congress authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week”. Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week”. In 1987 after being petitioned by the…