glass ceiling
noun
: an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions
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So, why does this industry still have a glass ceiling for Black women?
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Kedean Smith, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
The story focuses on a young Montessori played by Jasmine Trinca who, despite living in a highly patriarchal society, has broken through the glass ceiling to establish a special needs educational institution in Rome.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Joe Jonas, Rashid Johnson, Cynthia Rowley, Larry Gagosian, and Antwaun Sargent were among those raising a glass to Mitchell, the crowd basking in the restaurant’s romantic interiors: floral wallpaper, hanging artwork, wood paneling, and a decorative glass ceiling.
—Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
For many years these associations were a turnoff and in the consumer’s mind, created a glass ceiling through which the Crus rarely penetrated.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kedean Smith, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
The story focuses on a young Montessori played by Jasmine Trinca who, despite living in a highly patriarchal society, has broken through the glass ceiling to establish a special needs educational institution in Rome.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Joe Jonas, Rashid Johnson, Cynthia Rowley, Larry Gagosian, and Antwaun Sargent were among those raising a glass to Mitchell, the crowd basking in the restaurant’s romantic interiors: floral wallpaper, hanging artwork, wood paneling, and a decorative glass ceiling.
—Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
For many years these associations were a turnoff and in the consumer’s mind, created a glass ceiling through which the Crus rarely penetrated.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for glass ceiling
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“Glass ceiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20ceiling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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