The glass ceiling is an invisible barrier in organizations that prevents many women and minorities from reaching senior management positions. In 1995, the Glass Roof Commission released its first report and found that only 5 percent of senior-level executives at Fortune 1000 companies are women. This report identified three barriers to the advancement of women and minorities:1. There are social barriers that are probably beyond the control of businesses.2. There are internal structural barriers that are under the direct control of companies, including recruitment policies and company cultures.3. There are government barriers such as insufficient monitoring and enforcement. Taking care of family is one of the main reasons why women do not advance as quickly as men. “We don't play golf on Saturday mornings” (Diana Bennett, president of DL Bennett & Associates). While men may move up the ladder informally during a round of golf, women are more likely to be doing household chores and spending time with children. Bennett suggests that instead of playing golf on Saturdays, women should join civic, charitable and corporate committees to get ahead. “But if you want to get on a board of directors, get involved, (Business Journal). A very small number of women believe that the so-called glass ceiling can be broken. One of them is Carly Fiorina who took over Hewlett-Packard, becoming the first female CEO of a Dow 30 company. She prefers that attention be focused on her considerable accomplishments as an executive at AT&T and not on her gender, the glass ceiling for women in banking remains, according to an industry panel , but it exists. In fact, "there's still a glass ceiling in many companies," said Judith Dunn Fisher, who broke through April 1 when she was promoted to chief financial officer at Huntington Bancshares Inc. The fact is that just recently the value of women has increased and their ability to contribute to a company is being recognized. A study found that for women, software engineering is one of the best fields to be in, as the demand exceeds by far the offering, so if you have the ability to program and keep up with the technology, "there is no glass ceiling," said Huey-shin Yuan, chief software development engineer at Consilium Inc. based in Mountain View. The study also stated that women in engineering earn slightly more than their male counterparts, but women only earn about 5-6% of all employed engineers. Karen R. Haefling, an executive at KeyCorp, agrees that there is a glass ceiling, but urges women to be more assertive in seeking opportunities to build their resumes.