Mindfulness: An emotional aid to the glass ceiling experiences

Title

Mindfulness: An emotional aid to the glass ceiling experiences

Creator

Soumya R.R.; Sathiyaseelan A.

Description

We have progressed to a phase where there is very little difference between men and women, but the reality in many countries is that women are looked down as the inferior gender and not given career opportunities to explore. They are not let into the decision-making roles at the organization even when they have an equal qualification, experience and skill. They are placed low in the hierarchy which allows them to witness the functions at the higher level of the organization but restricts them from participating in them. There are a lot of factors like cultural, socio-demographic factors and society itself that influence this disparity in the organization. These contributory factors create the glass ceiling phenomenon at the workplace, thereby generating emotional and psychological imbalances in women employees. This is a conceptual paper aiming to explore the concept and impact of mindfulness, and various concepts of mindfulness could be used as an emotional aid to treat the psychological effects of the glass ceiling. It further explains some of the mindful concepts like mindful walking, mindful life and mindfulness-based stress reduction technique in treating some of the psychological and emotional issues like depression, anxiety, frustration, traumatic experiences, adjustment issues, addiction, stress, low self-esteem, low self-confidence and aggression. It also elucidates adopting mindfulness techniques in real organizational scenarios where women are constantly discriminated because of their gender and opportunities are taken away. 2021 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.

Source

Cogent Psychology, Vol-8, No. 1

Date

2021-01-01

Publisher

Cogent OA

Subject

emotional aid; gender disparity; glass ceiling; inequality; mental health; mindfulness; psychological impact; well-being

Coverage

Soumya R.R., Department of Psychology, Doctoral Research Scholar, Career Point University, Rajasthan, India; Sathiyaseelan A., CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, India

Rights

All Open Access; Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 23311908

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2021.1907911

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