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glass ceiling
(redirected from glass ceilings)

   Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.06 sec.
glass ceiling
n.
An unacknowledged discriminatory barrier that prevents women and minorities from rising to positions of power or responsibility, as within a corporation.

glass ceiling
Noun
a situation in which progress, esp. promotion, appears to be possible, but restrictions or discrimination create a barrier that prevents it
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Noun1.glass ceilingglass 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


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In that sense the Gresham--built in 1906 to house the British-run Gresham Life Assurance Company--is the quintessential Budapest building: Its outsize iron gates are typical Hungarian art nouveau, lovebirds in the railings nod toward Hungarian folk art, stained glass windows line the hallways, spectacular rounded glass ceilings infuse the lobby with fight and majesty.
These are women who saw blue skies through glass ceilings and made their way to the top.
``It's important for the younger generation to see that there are no glass ceilings in this country and you are elevated to positions based on your merits,'' he said.
 
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