Abstract:
This study is mainly focused on the impact of glass ceiling on career
development of women branch managers in state Commercial Banks in Sri
Lanka. The research problem addressed under this study is to identify the
impact of glass ceiling on career development of women branch managers in
state commercial banks in Sri Lanka. The data were collected from a randomly
selected sample of 100 women branch managers in state commercial banks in
Sri Lanka with a structured questionnaire which consisted of 28 questions with
five point likert scales. Data was analyzed using correlation and regression
analysis with the SPSS (16.0 Version) and the results were derived. The major
finding of the study revealed that there was a negative relationship between
corporate practices with women career development, family commitment with
women career development, stereotypes about women with women career
development. Then, there was a negative impact of glass ceiling on career
development of women branch managers. More opportunities of training and
development, organizational support such as mentoring, networking and
flexible working hours should be provided by companies to develop women in
the company.
