glass ceiling

glass ceiling

n.

An unacknowledged discriminatory barrier that prevents women and minorities from rising to positions of power or responsibility, as within a corporation.

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glass ceiling

Noun

a situation in which progress, esp. promotion, appears to be possible, but restrictions or discrimination create a barrier that prevents it

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

glass ceiling - a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions ceiling, roof, cap - an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"

Translations

glass ceiling n (fig) → techo or barrera invisible (que impide ascender profesionalmente a las mujeres o miembros de minorías étnicas)

glass ceiling n (fig) → plafond dans l'échelle hiérarchique au-dessus duquel les femmes ou les membres d'une minorité ethnique ne semblent pouvoir s'élever

glass ceiling n (fig) → gläserne Decke f

glass ceiling n (fig) → barriera invisibile