“Glass frontiers” in women’s professional careers. Gender, subjectivity, globalization

Abstract

This article examines the tension existing between the construction ofsingular subjectivities and the assumption that these subjectivities are merely the effect of socio-cultural conditions. The analysis of subjectivity is necessary tounderstand singularities in a genderized society and the persistence of conditions of inequality and discrimination against women. This leads us to questionsimple reductionist positions, such as women`s subjectivity as a direct internalization of cultural structures, and to explore further the interplay between these structures, the mediations of, subjects’ and women’s groups, and resistance. A significant factor contributing to the “glass ceiling” depressive effecton women`s mental health is the complex interaction between the working environment, organizational aspects, and mental distress.