Almost half of women questioned said the glass ceiling still exists and 44 percent said that a male colleague had even made an inappropriate comment about their appearance。

　　The Marie Claire and everywoman survey of nearly 3,000 women exposes the workplace as a battleground when it comes to pay, promotion and age. Almost half (46 percent) of the women aged 18 to 55 said they had experienced sexism. Of the 18 to 55s polled, 63 percent believe that a woman's age is more of an issue in the workplace than a man's。

　　The questionnaire found that 78 percent of respondents said that being attractive helps them to get on better and 60 percent think that overweight women are discriminated against。

　　Many women (60 percent) think men are better at getting pay rises and over half (58 percent) believe they are losing out on promotions to their male colleagues。

　　Psychologist Ros Taylor said that the UK should follow in the footsteps of Norway by introducing a quota system which insists that a percentage of staff in senior positions and on boards are female。

　　However, more than half (53 percent) of those polled do not believe positive discrimination is the best way to ensure female representation on boards. When asked what would have

　　the biggest impact on climbing the career ladder, it was being given the opportunity of a mentorship that most women wanted and to work for a female boss not a man (58 percent)。

　　Two thirds of women (66 percent) believe mentoring is an essential business practice, yet most (72 percent) said no such scheme existed in their work place and the same numberhave never been mentored。

　　Trish Halpin, editor-in-chief of Marie Claire magazine, said: "The results of our survey with everywoman proves that there is a real need for mentoring in the workplace and demonstrates the important role it plays in helping women to fulfill their full potential, launch the businesses and achieve even greater success in their careers."

　　60 percent of those who had been in a mentoring scheme said it had a positive effect on their business。

　　对于那些在职场打拼的女性来说，这个消息并非出人意料。周一发布的一份调查显示，男权主义依旧随处可见，女性的容貌比能力吃香。

　　近一半受访女性称“玻璃天花板”仍旧存在，而44%的人反映男同事曾对自己的外表作出不恰当评价。

　　这份Marie Claire and everywoman调查报告采访了近3000名女性，调查结果显示，当涉及收入、晋升以及年龄时，工作场所俨然一战场。近一半18到55岁的女性称曾受男权压迫。而该年龄段中63%的受访者认为，在工作场所中，年龄对女人的威胁比男人更大。

　　这份问卷还发现，78%的受访者认为魅力有助于他们节节高升，而60%者认为肥胖女性会受到歧视。

　　许多女性(60%)认为男人更容易得到加薪的机会，而超过一半者(58%)认为自己的晋升机会被男同事夺了去。

　　心理学家罗斯•泰勒称英国应该效仿挪威，引入定量体系以确保高层以及董事会中有一定比例的女性成员。

　　但是，超过半数(53%)的受访者并不认为正面歧视是确保女性出席率的最佳办法。当问及事业进步方面最大的障碍是什么时，58%的女性归结于没有期待的受训机会，以及为女老板工作的愿望得不到满足。