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The glass ceiling metaphor has often been used to describe invisible barriers ("glass") through which women can see elite positions but cannot reach them ("ceiling"). [15] These barriers prevent large numbers of women and ethnic minorities from obtaining and securing the most powerful, prestigious and highest-grossing jobs in the workforce. [ 16 ]
The glass cliff is a hypothesized phenomenon in which women are more likely to break the "glass ceiling" (i.e. achieve leadership roles in business and government) during periods of crisis or downturn when the risk of failure is highest.
The stained-glass ceiling is a sociological phenomenon in religious communities similar to the concept of the "glass ceiling".This concept revolves around the apparent difficulty for women who seek to gain a role within church leadership.
You can't become a powerful woman without a strong start. You’ve heard about the glass ceiling for women in the workplace. McKinsey says the ‘broken rung’ is the real danger
After making significant progress in recent years, women are beginning to see their march up the corporate ladder stalled by a still very apparent glass ceiling, new research from LinkedIn shows.
Marilyn Loden (July 12, 1946 – August 6, 2022) was an American writer, management consultant, and diversity advocate. Loden is credited with coining the term "glass ceiling", during a 1978 speech.
In the workplace, both in the public and private sector, the opportunities available to women are trumped by a glass ceiling. The glass ceiling is a phenomenon in which women in the workplace, climb the corporate ladder with qualifications equal to those of their male counterparts only to find that they cannot proceed past a certain point due ...
Hillary Clinton spoke hopefully of finally breaking the “glass ceiling” to elect a female president. ... Obama win the White House in 2008 and Kamala Harris become the first woman of color ...