How to Break the Glass Ceiling? (Scenario)

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How to Break the Glass Ceiling? (Scenario)
Fresh Effects is a large, now global, natural skin care and toiletries manufacturer with headquarters in Vancouver. The company is thriving and its products are more popular than ever due to the growing interest in natural products free of toxic ingredients and artificial chemicals. The company employees are overwhelmingly female who obviously would have an interest in working for such a business. However, a look at the executive offices shows a different picture. All but one of the executives running the company are men, and none are from visible minorities. A group of highly educated, mid-level managers and supervisors have been meeting in an unofficial "club" to discuss their roles and careers in the company. They all believe in the company and want to stay, but also feel that they would like to have a greater role in the management and strategy formulation going forward.
-Lucia is from Chile and is the only one in the group who has risen to a management position.She has been vying for an advanced promotion for several years because of her long,ten year tenure at the company.Time and again she has been disappointed to find out that men,her junior in years,experience,and position have been promoted around her.Lucia is experiencing ________.

• A)prejudice
• B)a glass ceiling
• C)discrimination
• D)personal bias

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