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单词 glass ceiling
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glass ceilingnoun [ C usually singular ]

uk/ˌɡlɑːs ˈsiː.lɪŋ/us/ˌɡlæs ˈsiː.lɪŋ/

a point after which you cannot go any further, usually in improving your position at work:

Various reasons are given for the apparent glass ceiling women hit in many professions.

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glass ceilingnoun [ C ]

/ɡlæs ˈsi·lɪŋ/

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.

glass ceilingnoun [ C usually singular ]

ukusHR, WORKPLACE

something that prevents someone from getting a more important position in their organization:

Women have made scant progress in breaking through the glass ceiling to reach top corporate executive and boardroom positions.
Few people who hit the glass ceiling are inclined to go through the additional pain of a complaint to the government.
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