glass ceiling
noun
: an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions
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But Knight has been that popular for the past year-plus and has still had difficulties shattering completely through that glass ceiling.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The athlete roster wasn’t the only glass ceiling to break at Rampage–the judging panel has never included a woman before.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
The second floor hosts a bedroom with two single beds and the third and uppermost floor has a double bed and glass ceiling.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
Hillary Clinton's speech talking about Kamala finally breaking the glass ceiling.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The athlete roster wasn’t the only glass ceiling to break at Rampage–the judging panel has never included a woman before.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
The second floor hosts a bedroom with two single beds and the third and uppermost floor has a double bed and glass ceiling.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
Hillary Clinton's speech talking about Kamala finally breaking the glass ceiling.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Glass ceiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20ceiling. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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