Glass Ceiling Syndrome and Job Commitment of Female Executives in a Consortium of Companies, Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

It is evident in today’s organization that majority of the top executive positions in most societies are held by men, and this is affecting the job commitment of female managers. The study examined glass ceiling syndrome and job commitment of female executives in a consortium of companies. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design, a census study was conducted using census sampling technique. Questionnaires were distributed to thirty female executives using purposive sampling technique, the questionnaire was formatted on a four point Likert scale and the study made use of Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression in analyzing data using SPSS 27.0 version. The findings revealed that there is a 20% weak relationship between personal barriers and affective commitment, 76% strong relationship between organizational barriers and continuance commitment and 65.3% strong relationship between societal barriers and normative commitment. The findings further revealed that personal, organizational and societal barriers account for 43.9% of female executive’s job commitment. The study concluded that societal barriers is the most significant variable affecting job commitment. However, the study recommended among others that employers should identify and implement best practices that support women advancement and educate and encourage women in career development.