Term: "The Glass Runway Effect"
Definition:
This is the phenomenon where women, despite being highly represented in the lower and middle levels of an industry, remain significantly underrepresented in leadership and executive roles.
In the fashion industry specifically, this term highlights the disconnect between the large proportion of women entering the field (e.g., as students, workers, or designers) and the scarcity of women in top-tier positions like CEOs or board members.
Shall we put that in numbers?
Women make up 75% of the fashion workforce
And 85% of the graduates from top fashion schools are women.
But only 12% hold CEO or board roles in major fashion companies.
Think of it like the glass ceiling, but specifically for fashion. Drop it in your next performace review and push yourself to receive that pay rise.
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