Definitions for glass ceiling
glass ceil·ing

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1. glass ceilingnoun

   a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions

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1. glass ceilingnoun

   An unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression for a member of a specific demographic group.

2. Etymology: glass, indicating transparency to allude to the unofficial nature of the limitation, and ceiling, suggesting a barrier to upward advancement.

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1. glass ceiling

   A glass ceiling is a metaphorical term used to represent an invisible barrier that prevents certain individuals, typically women or people from minority groups, from achieving advancement, progression, or success in their professional careers, regardless of their qualifications or achievements. The barrier is not openly acknowledged or visible, but it effectively restricts their upward mobility essentially due to discriminatory practices.

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1. Glass ceiling

   A glass ceiling is a political term used to describe "the unseen, yet unbreakable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements." Initially, the metaphor was applied by feminists in reference to perceived barriers in the careers of high achieving women. In the US, the concept is sometimes extended to refer to perceived obstacles hindering the advancement of minority men, as well as women.

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How to pronounce glass ceiling?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of glass ceiling in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of glass ceiling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of glass ceiling in a Sentence

1. Grover Norquist:

   Democrats always want to break the glass ceiling first and the media loves to embellish that narrative, republicans had the first female Supreme Court justice, but somehow that didn't count.

2. Barbara Mikulski:

   I'm ready for Hillary. And America is ready for Hillary. She is going to break that glass ceiling once and for all, when we put Hillary in the Oval Office, she will make history and change history. She will take our hopes and dreams with her.

3. Merav Michaeli:

   I think it's my responsibility as a legislator to help women who cannot break this -- it is not a glass ceiling, it is an iron gate, it's our responsibility to take care of equality, to make sure that equality is not a matter of choice, but rather a mandatory issue.

4. Kolas Yotaka:

   I treat myself as a continuation of the Indigenous movement. Every job title that I have held, I hope they let people know that Indigenous peoples have unlimited potential, and that nobody can restrain us by a glass ceiling.

5. Purvi Raniga:

   Internal resistance hinders our progress. Once we learn to overcome this internal resistance we can break any glass ceiling.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=glass ceiling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glass_Ceiling
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=glass ceiling