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- Dictionaryglass ceiling
noun
- 1. an unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities: "the first female to break through the glass ceiling in Engineering"
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Jun 18, 2024 · The glass ceiling is an invisible systemic barrier that prevents women and minorities from rising to senior-level positions within an organization.
Nov 7, 2023 · The glass ceiling is a metaphor describing the invisible barrier women and other marginalized groups face when trying to reach higher levels of professional success.
A glass ceiling is a metaphor usually applied to people of marginalized genders, used to represent an invisible barrier that prevents an oppressed demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. [1] No matter how invisible the glass ceiling is expressed, it is actually an obstacle difficult to overcome. [2]
a limit that is unofficial but understood which prevents someone, esp. a woman, from advancing to a top position in a company or organization: The fact that no woman has managed one of the branch offices is pretty strong evidence of a glass ceiling.
Feb 12, 2019 · The meaning of GLASS CEILING is an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions.
Dec 3, 2023 · The glass ceiling refers to invisible barriers that prevent individuals, often women and minorities, from advancing to higher positions within organizations. It is a persistent issue that affects individuals across various industries and has significant implications for gender and racial equality in the workplace.
The glass ceiling is a metaphor that describes the barriers that women experience as they advance through organizational hierarchies. The term may have been coined by Marilyn Loden, an American writer and management consultant, who is credited with using it at a 1978 Women’s Exposition.
a limit that is unofficial but understood which prevents someone, esp. a woman, from advancing to a top position in a company or organization: The fact that no woman has managed one of the branch offices is pretty strong evidence of a glass ceiling.
Sep 28, 2023 · The glass ceiling refers to the intangible yet formidable barriers that prevent qualified individuals, often from underrepresented groups, from advancing to higher levels within an organization.
the way in which unfair attitudes can stop women, or other groups, from getting the best jobs in a company, etc. although there are no official rules to prevent them from getting these jobs. She is one of a handful of women who have broken the glass ceilingin business.
