Randy White, co-author of Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Can Women Reach the Top of America's Largest Corporations?, is as concerned as many professional women about their slow progress to the top. He cites a comment attributed to Jack Welch a few years ago
White asserts that the job of CEO is like that of a concert pianist or Olympic athlete: It is an all-out commitment.
Many structural, social and organizational issues must be resolved before this situation changes. He credits Slaughter for telling the truth about what organizations need to do to support the advancement of women.
Though realistic about the challenges facing women in organizations, White also is irked that they exist.