Are men and women really all the same? Most people would say yes, but if so, why do women have prejudices in the workplace and in society? Surprisingly, even in our time period, women struggle to advance to senior positions. Men dominate the vast majority of these positions. Also, in general, men lead their families by getting the most income for their families and making the most financial decisions. It is clear that we still live in a patriarchal society. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe show us that the effects of the gender gap are still evident in current times and that women are burdened by the glass ceiling. Women struggle to reach senior positions. There is a glass ceiling that limits how quickly women can be promoted in the workplace. Very often men advance in position much more quickly. In Things Fall Apart, the vast majority of people with prestigious titles are men. The protagonist, Okonkwo, gains a reputation at an early age due to his wrestling skills and courage (Achebe 153). Okonkwo quickly becomes a very powerful figure in the clan. Wrestling, in their community, is an example of how a man can become famous in a short amount of time. There were no women who knew how to fight in the village. Another example involves a man named Ezeudu who earned his titles by being a fierce warrior. Many other men have also achieved high status in a similar way and these activities are practiced only by men. This limits the amount of high-status women. The only woman respected in the whole country is Chielo, the priestess. The glass ceiling in their community is much exaggerated compared to today, but the idea is the same. There is very weak representation......half of the document......2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fworldviews%2Fwp%2F2013%2F10%2F27%2F7-ridiculous-restrictions-for- women-rights-around-the-world%2F>.Hu, Ting. “Is the glass ceiling breaking? A simple test." IZA, May 2008. Web. Mar.2014.Ibsen, Henrik. “A doll's house”. World Literature: An Anthology of Great Stories, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. Donna Rosenberg. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2004. 142-202. Print.Prentice, Deborah A. “Prescriptive Gender Stereotypes.” Princeton. American Psychological Association, n.d. Network. April 15, 2014..Quast, Lisa. “Is there really a glass ceiling for women?” Forbes. Forbes magazine, November 14. 2011. Network. March 20.2014.