glass ceiling
noun
: an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions
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Hillary Clinton's speech talking about Kamala finally breaking the glass ceiling.
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Leah Feiger, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
Breaking The Glass Ceiling Several remarkable women have successfully broken through the glass ceiling in finance, setting new standards for leadership and achievement.
—Anushree Jain, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Hence, her breaking of this particular glass ceiling was viewed less as a move toward gender equity and more as an example of professional overreach.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
South Korea has the worst gender wage gap in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and has bottomed out the Economist’s glass ceiling index, which measures the role and influence of women in the work force, for more than a decade.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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Leah Feiger, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
Breaking The Glass Ceiling Several remarkable women have successfully broken through the glass ceiling in finance, setting new standards for leadership and achievement.
—Anushree Jain, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Hence, her breaking of this particular glass ceiling was viewed less as a move toward gender equity and more as an example of professional overreach.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
South Korea has the worst gender wage gap in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and has bottomed out the Economist’s glass ceiling index, which measures the role and influence of women in the work force, for more than a decade.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Glass ceiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20ceiling. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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