Question

Rachel, a 35-year-old woman, is a manager at a leading software firm. Rachel is a dedicated and hardworking employee. Despite her work experience, she was overlooked for promotion twice. Instead, her male colleagues got promoted. She has finally decided to quit her job as she feels that she will not get the promotion that she deserves. In this scenario, which of the following has prevented Rachel from getting promoted?

-- Social loafing
-- Structural accommodation
-- A glass ceiling
-- An affirmative action plan

Answer 1

Answer:

a glass ceiling

Explanation:

Glass ceiling :

A glass ceiling is a metaphorical expression used to refer to an invisible obastacke or barrier that might hinder or keep a certain demographic(female gender here)

from reaching or going past a certain hierarchy in the workplace. It is used to explain the barriers and difficulties faced by women in moving to higher roles in a male dominated career path or work .