Modern researchers agree in citing the glass ceiling as an issue of greater importance than ever. In Mandel's words, “….women everywhere have had remarkable success in penetrating the managerial and professional classes. Our findings indicate that the most pressing problem now is…the exclusion of women from the most desirable positions available in the classes in which they find themselves” (2009). Women make up almost half of the workforce, but only 6% of executives at large companies are women (Matsa 2011), so clearly there is still a problem for professional women wanting to reach the highest levels of their careers.