Data shows that women continue to increase their share of managerial positions, but unfortunately the rate of progress is slow and uneven. However, that despite in increased presence of female employees in mid-management positions, executive positions continue to be male dominated. This paper discusses the barriers that exist for women in business, such as the glass ceiling, work life balance, gender stereotypes and barriers to accessing influential networks through a questioner on women in Croatia (N = 153). The purpose was to analyze the difference in women's perception of women's employment opportunities in managerial positions with regard to the following characteristics of the interviewees: employment/unemployment, number of children, age, level of education and whether they are in a managerial position or not. There are all kinds of benefits to allowing women to advance to positions of power, such as corporate, social and economic benefits. If the companies recognize and remove barriers for women in the workplace they become more competitive and have better results.