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What is the Glass Ceiling? Is it beginning to crack? - YouTube
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most people know what the term glass
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ceiling means
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it's a term that has been around since
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the late 70s when two women coined it to
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describe discriminatory practices in the
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corporate workplace since that time
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glass ceiling has been used by civil
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rights activists in support of workplace
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equality for women and other
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historically marginalized groups
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according to the united states federal
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glass ceiling commission the official
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definition is the unseen yet
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unbreachable barrier that keeps
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minorities and women from rising to the
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upper rungs of the corporate ladder
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regardless of their qualifications or
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achievements
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however there's a difference between
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knowing what the glass ceiling is and
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understanding the factors in our society
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that contribute to it
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in this episode of let's teach we'll
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examine some of those factors in an
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effort to peel back the layers on
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another harmful patriarchal convention
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okay let's start this off by talking
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about gender discrimination when the
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term glass ceiling first came into play
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its focus was on the experience of women
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in the workplace historically women fall
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victim to unfair hiring and promotion
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practices wage gaps and sexual
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harassment that prevent them from
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advancing in the corporate world and
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sometimes even force them out
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but why
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gender stereotypes have long determined
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societal norms and interactions between
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men and women since the patriarchal
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thinking on which most western
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civilizations were founded tells us that
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women are the weaker sex corporate
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america was built on a solid foundation
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of male-dominated corporate structures
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those structures and the men who lead
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them operate under the assumption that
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women are too emotional inherently
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inferior and therefore are not suited to
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leadership roles when compared to their
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male counterparts the work that women do
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is so undervalued that women are still
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paid a fraction of a man's salary even
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though gender pay discrimination is now
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illegal under the fair pay act
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sadly gender discrimination bleeds into
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many other facets of work life
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now let's talk about the role of
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parental and family issues
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in addition to the misogynistic ideas
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about women's traits and capabilities
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women are also held back in the
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workplace due to their status as mothers
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and unable to devote themselves to both
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motherhood and a career simultaneously
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the culprit behind this falsity is the
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belief that housekeeping and family life
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is a woman's responsibility
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so how can a woman possibly take care of
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children do the laundry do the dishes
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prepare all the meals keep a clean house
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and still excel in a career
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well they do it all the time they've
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been doing it for decades
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aside from the gender stereotypes that
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dictate the careers of working mothers
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america has another massive issue with
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parental leave the vast majority of
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employers offer very little maternity or
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paternity leave when a child is born and
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very few of them provide that very
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important time as paid leave far too
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often women and parents must choose
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between spending crucial time with
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precious new children and going back to
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work due to financial constraints as a
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result this unfair choice women are
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forced to make regularly leads women to
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leave the workforce and those who don't
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are caught up in the exhausting
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crossfire of work-life balance
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when stacked up against similarly
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developed countries around the world
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america consistently falls short but
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women and women who are mothers are not
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the only groups being boxed in by the
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glass ceiling
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as the feminist movement of yesteryear
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has grown and become more diverse and
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inclusive and rightfully so it has come
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to include concerns about what's known
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as intersectionality
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in addition to women historically
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marginalized populations also experience
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workplace discrimination through similar
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practices
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in particular women who also belong to
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these other groups experience
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discriminatory conduct and
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disenfranchisement at exponentially
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higher rates the glass ceiling has a
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profound effect on more than just one
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community
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here are a few final thoughts
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discrimination in the workplace born of
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gender and racial stereotypes hurts
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everyone
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of course it hurts the women and
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marginalized groups directly affected by
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it but it also hurts our society as a
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whole
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it hurts the companies who miss out on
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phenomenally intellectual and qualified
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leaders and in turn it hurts the
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communities those companies serve
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by creating awareness of the harmful
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stereotypes and antiquated practices and
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policies that have created the glass
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ceiling we can begin to dismantle it one
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shard at a time
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well that's it for this video is the
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ultimate glass ceiling in the u.s to
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have a female president
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do you think that will happen anytime
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soon let's talk about it in the comments
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stay curious stay safe and i'll see you
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