ICASS - 2019
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Item Impact of Intrinsic Factors on Extended Career Prospects of Women in Logistics Industry in Sri Lanka(International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Kosgoda, T.M.; Jayasundara, A.K.C.H.Logistics and shipping are an inter-wined connection that allows the smooth flow of goods and information from point of origin to the point of destination. This industry is blooming worldwide and there is a pre-convinced idea of the industry and the perception revolving around the public mind that the logistics and shipping job is undoubtedly suitable for men but not for women. Logistics and shipping industry where there signals a lack of women’s representation is mostly highlighted that, there is a "Glass Ceiling", a hypothetical term to describe the gender inequality in the managerial sector. According to the report by Women in Supply Chain (2010) the “Glass Ceiling” (Hede, 1995) has been shown to be misleading as a theory of managerial inequity in that it incorrectly implies there is only a single barrier at the top and that there are no further problems once a women break through it. However, a myriad of problems still has to be faced by women, although a woman breaks the "Glass Ceiling".Item A Study of Underrepresentation of Women in Higher Managerial Positions in Logistics Industry in Sri Lanka(International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019) Kosgoda, T. M.; Jayasundara, A.K.C.H.Women have made a remarkable move in workforce participation in Sri Lanka. Researchers have shown that women’s participation in strategic decision making is vital to the organization’s success and there are visible and invisible challenges that hinder women when reaching higher management positions. However, little is known about the representation of women in the higher managerial positions in the Logistics industry in Sri Lanka. If the women’s participation in strategic decision making is vital to the organization and if little is known about the representation of women in the higher managerial positions in the Logistics industry in Sri Lanka, then more needs to know why the current percentage in women’s representation in top management positions is low. The purpose of the study is to explore “Why women are underrepresented in the higher managerial positions in the Logistics industry in Sri Lanka”.