Welcome to Glass Wall Enterprises!

We are excited that you found us.  We are very pleased to announce the recent release of our book, Glass Walls  Reality & Hope Beyond the Glass Ceiling. 

Glass Walls began as an examination and reflection on our combined 50 year careers in corporate America.  Through countless interviews with women and men, from a multitude of professions and industries, we begin to develop a better understanding of the dynamics within organizations.  We gained poignant insights from real experiences of women as they progressed beyond the Glass Ceiling.  Glass Walls became symbolic of the invisible barrier that surrounds the inner sanctum of empowered males and their chosen associates who typically dominate corporations.  It is this Glass Wall that contributes to the isolation and marginalization women encounter in the workplace.  It is our belief that a better understanding of the Glass Wall barrier can be a starting point for women trying to navigate obstacles and seek opportunities within their respective companies. We hope you enjoy the book so much you will want to share your stories with us. It is through the story telling that we learn and move forward.

Click here to read an excerpt from our book.

Click on the book cover to order a copy directly
from authors Jean Rostollan and Rhonda Levene!

Our purpose for Glass Walls is to create a dialogue that raises awareness of an issue that is an impediment to real progress for working women now and in the future.  It is also our desire to promote and support the personal and professional development of women.  You will see links below for numerous women business owners.  These women have embarked on a journey to create their own destiny and we applaud and admire their efforts.

Please bear with us as we continue to build the depth and breadth of resources on this website. We hope you will use the Contact Us diamond at the top of this page to email us your comments, questions and feedback. 

“So often I have listened to everyone else’s truth and tried to make it mine.  Now, I am listening deep inside for my own voice, and I am softly, yet firmly speaking my own truth.”    -Liane Cordes   The Reflecting Pond: Meditations for Self Discovery

Rhonda Levene                                                                                                                             
Jean Rostollan

Excerpt from Glass Walls
Chipping away at the barrier keeping women out of high offices in the business world, females began breaking through the glass ceiling toward the end of the twentieth century.

However, the progress made by women inside the halls of corporate America remains a disappointment for many talented females.  While some have beaten the odds and risen to management and executive positions, many say their paths of accomplishments have been a testament to their own endurance rather than a tribute to a progressive and enlightened marketplace.  Frustration and disappointment have been the surprise 'rewards' for their hard-earned promotions to seats of leadership.  In fact, a surprising number of successful, executive women have become so disillusioned that, in some cases, they are choosing to exit traditional corporate organizations altogether and seek alternative career paths.  Why despite the attainment of senior status and the outward appearance of having reached a career zenith, aren't these women feeling professionally fulfilled?

Our study of why this workplace phenomenon exists and how it affects women, particularly those reaching management or senior-level positions, led us to develop the concept we call the "Glass Wall" as one possible explanation.....

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