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Women who expand their freelance careers hit a different kind of glass ceiling — the glass wall
- A study of over 8,000 K-pop songwriters shows men’s lateral moves boost career prospects, while women’s moves do not.
- Researchers identify a 'glass wall' that blocks women from expanding into new roles, beyond the traditional glass ceiling.
- The study links agency perceptions to gender, with men seen as deliberate actors and women viewed as reacting to circumstances.
- The article warns the glass wall likely extends to conventional workplaces amid growing project-based work.
- Policy ideas include auditing lateral-move outcomes by gender to curb bias and improve opportunities.
- The piece cites wage gaps and lower hourly rates for women freelancers as part of the broader bias context.
- Offering credentials and utilizing incorporated business names may reframe client perception of women freelancers.
- Researchers call for credentialing schemes to signal skill expansion credibly to evaluators.
- The study links the glass wall to rising importance of autonomous career trajectories in flattening organizations.
- The Conversation identifies 'glass wall' research as highlighting bias beyond freelancing.
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