President of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Guyana, Rowena Elliot, has told the Stabroek Business that while Guyanese businesswomen have, over time, arrived at a point where some of them are now “leading and owning sizeable businesses,” women are still “not quite where we want to be” in terms of the extent of their ascendancy up to this time. “We do recognize the strides made here in Guyana but the proverbial glass ceiling still exists in this regard, the Head of the Local Women’s Chamber told the Stabroek Business in an interview published in this issue of the Stabroek Business.
And according to the Guyanese businesswoman, “The glass ceiling hurts businesses, organisations, and all of society by limiting diversity. It creates a lack of representation for women and other minorities in leadership roles or decision-making and executive positions.” The WICCG executive told the Stabroek Business that the organisation, “with its specific interest in in Women’s development, “stands to champion and advocate for a business environment that is conducive and leads to breaking the said glass ceiling.”
