Does the Glass Ceiling Exist for Women in Management Positions in the Croatian Media?

Istraživanje staklenog stropa za žene na rukovodećim pozicijama u hrvatskim medijima važno je jer daje pregled broja muškaraca i žena na rukovodećim pozicijama u 15 hrvatskih medija s nacionalnom pokrivenošću, kao i detaljnije stavove šest urednica iz različitih medija. Cilj ovog istraživanja je ukazati na problem staklenog stropa u hrvatskim medijima koji i dalje postoji, iako je u suvremeno vrijeme on manje vidljiv. Pritom su zadaće utvrditi na koji način se manifestiraju (ne)vidljive barijere za žene u medijima. Postavljena su sljedeća istraživačka pitanja: Postoji li stakleni strop za žene na rukovodećim pozicijama u hrvatskim medijima? S kojim se nevidljivim barijerama žene na rukovodećim pozicijama u hrvatskim medijima susreću? Susreću li se i s kojim rodnim stereotipima žene na rukovodećim pozicijama? S kojim oblicima rodne diskriminacije se žene susreću na radnom mjestu i na koji način se diskriminacija provodi ili komunicira? Zaključeno je da je stakleni strop pojam koji se ne može smatrati zastarjelim te ga nije zamijenio pojam labirinta u napredovanju, jer (ne)vidljive barijere nisu prisutne jednako u profesionalnom životu svih novinarki. Dok one koje se nalaze na rukovodećim pozicijama smatraju da tog problema danas više nema, druge koje nisu došle do takve pozicije problem vide potpuno drukčije. Međutim, ostaje činjenica da i za jedne i za druge stereotipi i rodna diskriminacija na nekoj razini karijere i dalje postoje.This research about the glass ceiling for women in management positions in Croatian media is important because it gives a review of a number of women and men in management positions in 15 Croatian media with national broadcasting, as well as deeper attitudes of women who work in those media. A goal of this research is to indicate a problem of the glass ceiling in Croatian media which still exists, although it’s less visible in the modern days. The task is to determine how do (in)visible barriers manifest for women in media. The following questions were asked: Does the Glass Ceiling Exist for Women in Management Positions in the Croatian Media? Which invisible barriers do women encounter while trying to get to management positions in media? Do they encounter gender stereotypes while in management positions? What forms of gender stereotypes do they encounter while in the workplace and how is it manifested? The conclusion is that the glass ceiling isn’t an outdated concept which is replaced by the labyrinth concept because (in)visible barriers are not present in the same way for every journalist’s professional life. While one woman in a management position can say that the glass ceiling doesn’t exist anymore, another journalist who isn’t in a management position may not think like that from her point of view. However, the fact is that for one and the other stereotypes and gender discrimination still exist