Glass Ceiling Argumentative Speech

Glass Ceiling (Women)

Specific speech purpose:

Introduction

Attention getter: So who here has ever heard of the word glass ceiling?

Introduce topic: Politically, glass ceiling is a term used to describe a barrier that keeps women and minorities from dominating, regardless of their qualifications.

Later this term was used in1984, by the former editor of Working Woman magazine, Gay Briant who stated that women did reach a certain potential but then were stuck and could not move further into more successful positions.

Credibility statement: I experienced this concept when i tried applying to a job but only 3 males were hired.

Thesis: The glass ceiling has always been a major issue for many minorities especially women

Preview of main point 1: how the glass ceiling affects women

Preview of main point 2: how the society supports it (media)

Preview of main point 3:

Body

Main point 1: Society

Sadly, since the media has control of the world, it is clear that the degradation of women seen on the television or news takes away from their chances of obtaining a high paid job.

Main point 3 (counter argument)

In a scenario there are ten females and thirty males working in a political office. All of them doing the exact same work and labor however, men tend to make $175,000 annum (annually) while women make $172,569. That is approximately $2,431 that women lose per year.

Sub-point :However, many people say that the glass ceiling concept has always been there since the beginning. Women and minorities have always been oppressed so why change it now?

Conclusion

By changing the themes of women in the media and eliminating gender roles, we can change the way people think of women not being able to be successful, and finally break the glass of an unbreakable ceiling. thank you!