Position of women on managerial positions - challenges of "glass celling"

Iako smo kao društvo zakoračili u dvadeset i prvo stoljeće, te shodno tome postigli brojna društvena, znanstvena, medicinska i srodna postignuća, mjesta za napredak postoji, primjerice u sferi ravnopravnosti spolova i položaja žena. U ovom diplomskom radu obrađuje se problematika položaja žena na upravljačkim radnim mjestima s posebnim osvrtom na problematiku postojanja staklenog stropa i staklenog labirinta. Cilj je istražiti ulogu i položaj žena na upravljačkim radnim mjestima, njihovu zastupljenost na najvišim položajima hijerarhijske ljestvice unutar korporacija s posebnim osvrtom na dionička društva i društva s ograničenom odgovornošću. Kroz istraživanje zakonodavnog okvira Republike Hrvatske, koristeći se statističkim podacima relevantnih izvora istražuje se zastupljenost žena na tržištu rada, njihova obrazovna struktura, te zastupljenost na upravljačkim radnim mjestima. Sve su to podaci koji će nepobitno ukazati na postojanje staklenog labirinta i staklenog stropa, te otežanu ulogu žena na tržištu rada. Naime, podaci nepobitno ukazuju na podzastupljenost žena na najvišim razinama hijerarhijske ljestvice u sferi radnih odnosa, što svakako ukazuje i na sam položaj žena u društvu kao cjelini.Even though as a society we have stepped into the twenty first century, and accordingly achieved numerous social, scientific, medical and associated achievements, there is always room for progress; for example, in the sphere of gender equality and the position of women in the society. This master’s thesis deals with the topic of women in the managerial positions with the particular reference to the issues of the so-called glass ceiling and the glass labyrinth. The intention is to explore the role and the position of women in the managerial positions, their representation in the highest positions on the hierarchical scale within the corporations, with the special reference to joint-stock companies and the limited liability companies. Through the research of the legislative framework of the Republic of Croatia, using the statistical data of the relevant sources we are exploring the representation of women in the labor market, their educational structure, and the representation in the managerial positions. All those data are going to undoubtingly point to the existence of the glass labyrinth and the glass ceiling, and the difficult role of women in the labor market. That is to say, data undoubtingly points to the under-representation of women in the highest levels on the hierarchical scale in the field of employment, which definitely shows the position of women in the society as a whole