Prof. Dr. Idayanti Nursyamsi, a lecturer of the Faculty of Economics Unhas stated, that glass ceiling (an unseen obstacle) acts as a major obstacle for women to achieve high accomplishments on the matter of career developments.
“Glass ceiling refers to obstacles conducted on the development and accelerations of women and minorities, reflecting discrimination or a dividing line between those that are of worth, and those left behind,” stated Idayanti Nursyamsi during her scientific oration during the Professorial admittance of the Management of Human Resources Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, taking place in the Academic Meeting Room Unhas, Monday (29/8).
During the meeting that was headed by the Head of the Unhas Academic Senate, Prof. Dr. M. Tahir Kasnawi, S.U. and attended by the Unhas Rector Prof. Dr. Dwia Aries Tina Pulubuhu, M.A., Idayanti Nursyamsi elaborated on her scientific research entitled “Glass Ceiling: Obstacles of a Women’s Leadership Career Development.”
The mother of three children, born at Ujung Pandang 27 June 1969, and daughter of the late couple Drs. M. Nur Syamsi, S.E., and Hj. Norma, stated that glass ceiling is an unseen object that occurs in high levels of organizations, and acts as a major obstacle for a women’s career advancements, despite of the substantial classifications and achievements that a women may have encompassed.
“In the world of glass ceiling, the obstacles have been successfully broken by inspiring womens from all over the world. Those include Sirimavo Baqndaranaike with the position of Prime Minister Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Indria Gandhi (Indian Prime Minister), meanwhile in the presidential level, surpassed by Megawati Soekarnoputri that was the president of the Republic of Indonesia, and Pratibha Patil, President of India in 2007,” elaborated the Universitas Brawijaya Malang Doctoral graduate.
Graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Unhas in 1992, she stated that between the years of 1960-1975, there were five women that held the position of Prime Minister or President, between 1975-1991, 17 women positioned in high political positions. Meanwhile in 1992-2007, there were 42 women that managed to be in strategic political positions.
“Therefore glass ceiling is known as a major obstacle that cannot be seen in the process of a women’s career development,” ended the wife of Ir. Syarifuddin Lebu.
