Abstract
This paper highlights how women face discrimination and stereotypes that in turn impact their interview opportunities, salaries, and levels of leadership. Specifically, the paper discusses the negative impacts of gender bias and stereotypes on women that work for Fortune 500 companies. This paper will highlight forms of gender-based workplace discrimination in the form of the wage gap and unequal promotional opportunities. While exploring theories, such as a practice-based theory of diversity and the glass ceiling. This paper utilizes relevant case studies, filing from the U.S Census Department, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, peer-reviewed sources, and charts of surveys that prove and demonstrate the hypothesized theory