Glass ceiling is one of the barriers that hinder women’s advancement. These barriers are
viewed as artificial because they are social constructed. Moreover, they show a marked
difference between those who have achieved self-actualisation and those left behind. In
this context, women are often marginalized or misrepresented. It is for this reason that
this dissertation aimed to explore the advancement of women in the public service with
specific reference to Mauritius.
A content analysis approach was chosen to undertake this research endeavour. This
entailed undertaking a conceptual study which was appropriate considering that this is a
mini dissertation. The investigated literature revealed that women are not equally
represented in the economy. This seems to be a global problem. It was further found that
women in Mauritius were successful in fighting for their rights and proving themselves
equal to men in the professional domain in the public sector. It was, however, noted that
employees are not evenly distributed in the various ministries in Mauritius. Breaking the
glass ceiling would be possible, provided women work together to overcome these
barriers. It is recommended that women who aspire to advance to executive
management, should take the necessary initiatives to show that they are eager to break
the ceiling.
Die glasplafon is een van die hindernisse wat die bevordering van vroue bemoeilik.
Hierdie hindernisse word as kunsmatig beskou omdat dit sosiaal geformuleer is. Boonop
toon dit ’n beduidende verskil tussen dié vroue wat selfverwesenliking bereik het en dié
vroue wat agterweë gebly het. In hierdie konteks word vroue dikwels gemarginaliseer of
wanvoorgestel. Die doel van hierdie proefskrif was om die bevordering van vroue in die
staatsdiens te ondersoek, met spesifieke verwysing na Mauritius.
’n Inhoudsontledingsbenadering is aangeneem vir hierdie navorsingsonderneming.
Hierdie benadering het die onderneming van ’n konseptuele studie behels. Die literatuur
wat bestudeer is, het getoon dat vroue nie in ’n gelyke mate voorgestel word in die
ekonomie nie. Dit blyk ’n wêreldwye probleem te wees. Daar is verder vasgestel dat vroue
in Mauritius daarin geslaag het om vir hulle regte te veg en om hulleself as gelykstaande
aan mans op professionele gebied in die openbare sektor te bewys. Daar is wel
agtergekom dat vroulike werknemers nie gelyk versprei is in die verskeie ministerskappe
in Mauritius nie. Dit is moontlik om deur die glasplafon te breek, mits vroue saamwerk om
hierdie tipe hindernisse te oorkom. Daar word aanbeveel dat vroue wat daarna streef om
bevorder te word na uitvoerende bestuursposisies, die nodige inisiatief moet neem om te
wys dat hulle entoesiasties is om deur die glasplafon te breek.
Sihibe sabomake ngulesinye setihibe letivimba kutfutfuka kwabomake. Letihibe titsatfwa njengaletingaphatseki ngobe takhiwe kutenhlalo. Ngetulu kwaloko, tikhombisa umehluko lomkhulu emkhatsini wabomake lasebaphumelele kanye nalabo labasalele emuva. Kulengcikitsisimo, bomake bavamise kunganakwa noma-ke bangamelelwa kahle. Inhloso yaledizetheshini kuhlolisisa kutfutfuka
kwabomake kutemisebenti yahulumende, ngekubhekisa kakhulu eMauritius.
Kusetjentiswe luhlatiyo lwalokucuketfwe ekwenteni lolucwaningo. Lendlela ifake ekhatsi kuchuba sifundvo semcondvo. Imibhalo lesetjentisiwe ikhombise kutsi bomake abakamelelwa ngalokwenele
kutemnotfo. Loku kubonakala sengatsi kuyinkinga yemave emhlaba. Kwaphindze futsi kwatfolakala kutsi eMauritius bomake baphumelela kulwela emalungelo abo kanye nekutikhombisa balingana nabobabe
emkhakheni wetebungcweti emkhakheni wahulumende. Nanoma kunjalo, kwabonakala kutsi, basebenti besifazane abakasabalali ngalokulinganako ematikweni aseMauritius. Kuyakhoneka kwephula sihibe, kuphela-nje uma ngabe bomake basebenta ngekubambisana kute bancobe letinhlobo tetihibe. Kunconywa kutsi bomake banenshisekelo yekukhuphukela etikhundleni tekuphatsa batsatsa tingenelelo kukhombisa kutsi bayakulangatelela kwephula lesihibe.
