Times Correspondent Bob Moulesong asks,
How far have women advanced, in terms of business positions, over the last 20 years?
The term "glass ceiling" was coined by a Wall Street Journal article in March of 1986. The term refers to the condition in which top-level management positions in business are dominated by men, and women are seen as limited in how far they can advance up the organizational ranks.Susan Bulkeley Butler, Indiana's own historic trend-setter, broke through the "glass ceiling" of business several times in her illustrious career -- first, when she was the first woman student accepted to the renowned Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.
"Times have certainly changed," Butler said. "Now, women compromise between 20 and 30 percent of the students at the Krannert School, and 30 to 40 percent of the professionals at Accenture (new name of Andersen Consulting). Many other organizations have followed suit
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