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I love riding bikes, eating pizza, and contemplating my own mortality. I am interested in studying the glass ceiling and the reasons for the lack of women in executive positions in both national and international corporations.

Additionally, in the eyes of employees women in middle management are perceived to lack the courage, leadership, and drive that male managers appear to have, despite female middle managers achieving results on par with their male counterparts in terms of successful projects and achieving results for their employing companies. ^[1] These perceptions, along with the factors previously described in the article, contribute to the difficulty of women to ascend to the executive ranks when compared to men in similar positions. ^[2]

I'm looking to flesh out the information on this page related to women in middle management and perceived barriers to career advancement. The following scholarly articles discuss sex discrimination at the executive levels of management, ^[3] the perceived hindrances that motherhood brings to working women, ^[4] principles of organization that create intrinsic barriers for career advancement for women, ^[5] and the perception of career paths by women in middle management. ^[6]

Glass Ceiling talk page question proposing frozen middle contribution

The article contains plenty of information on the origin of the term glass ceiling, as well as related terms, however it fails to mention the frozen middle. The frozen middle describes the phenomenon of middle management in corporations slowing, if not halting, women’s progress to executive boards of corporate organizations. The addition of a heading devoted to this topic would greatly improve the reader’s understanding of the glass ceiling as well as a leading theory for its existence. The frozen middle remains a theory, however considerable research exists to support it, so its addition to this article not only fleshes out the reader’s understanding of the article topic but provides critical insight into reasons for the glass ceiling’s existence. Consequently, I would like to add a ceiling dedicated to the frozen middle. Thoughts? AKAnthony ( talk) 16:19, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Frozen middle contribution (draft)

Similar to the sticky floor, the frozen middle describes the phenomenon of women’s progress up the corporate ladder slowing, if not halting, in the ranks of middle management (cite). Due to the social structure and networks within businesses that favor “good old boys” and norms of masculinity, women who do not exhibit stereotypically masculine traits and interpersonal communication tendencies are at an inherent disadvantage compared to their male peers (cite). Furthermore, as the ratio of men to women increases in the upper levels of management (cite), women’s access to female mentors who could advise them on ways to navigate office politics is limited (cite).