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off  student  loan  debts.  N.Hima  career development opportunities.
       Bindu, Asst. Prof, at Sridevi       According to Elwira, a content
       Women’s    Engineering   College   creator, (How to structure an
       (A  Study on  Glass Ceiling  and  its   employee  benefits  package  for
       Impact on the Career Development   Gen  Z.  Published  by:  Pacific
       of Women at Workplace. Published   Prime on January 22, 2021) Gen
       on: January 2022) said that women   Z employees’ pay structure and
       have less prospects for advancement   their employers’ demands are
       than males, implying strong gender   an important aspect of today’s
       favouritism   in   organisational  pay  structure.  Employee  benefit
       advancement. The research aims to   packages must be ready before
       get information and guidelines in   Generation Z joins the workforce.
       firms that ensure equal employment   Because Gen Zers are more money
       opportunities   for   employees,   conscious, they are more likely to
       particularly women. In comparison   stay with their initial employment
       to males, there are far more women   for a more extended period, given
       who are brilliant, expressive,     that  essential  benefits  are  offered.
       problem solvers, fosters, critical   As they are more concerned with
       thinkers, and stress managers, but   owning and  purchasing than  with
       who are unable to demonstrate      “experiencing,” pay, comprehensive
       their abilities. For decades, it has   health insurance, and training and
       been observed that the women in    development programs will be
       senior managerial positions are very   crucial to them. If an employer pays
       low, despite having good academics,   for all work-related costs, Gen Z
       a wealth of knowledge, quality, and   will feel more comfortable and may
       efficiency,  and  this  is  only  due  to   opt to stay with their employment
       barriers such as mental blockage,   in the long run. Workplace health
       prejudices, and the glass ceiling   insurance is generally considered a
       phenomenon. The glass ceiling      standard component of employee
       is a strong barrier of transparent   benefit packages. While Generation
       nature  that prevents women  from   Z members are high achievers eager
       climbing the corporate ladder. The   to work hard, they want their
       study strives to identify elements   company to meet all of their job-
       that contribute to the glass ceiling,   related demands. These demands
       which  in  turn  affects  women’s   include  vision,  dental,  maternity,
       career advancement, and aims to    and  even  wellness  benefits.  Since
       determine which characteristics are   a Gen Z employee is particularly
       the most detrimental to women’s    concerned about money, providing


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