upward mobility
noun
: the capacity or facility for rising to a higher social or economic position
upwardly mobile
adjective
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McKinsey & Company invoked the phrase to describe women leaders facing barriers to upward mobility.
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Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Students who went to trade school had little chance for upward mobility, says Jeff Strohl, director of Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, citing past research.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Many Indians also see English, the international language of science, as a path to upward mobility.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Employees would trade their time, loyalty, and often large chunks of their personal lives for financial stability and upward mobility.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Students who went to trade school had little chance for upward mobility, says Jeff Strohl, director of Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, citing past research.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Many Indians also see English, the international language of science, as a path to upward mobility.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Employees would trade their time, loyalty, and often large chunks of their personal lives for financial stability and upward mobility.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Upward mobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upward%20mobility. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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