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glass ceiling
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
glass ceiling noun
plural glass ceilings
glass ceiling
noun
plural glass ceilings
Learner's definition of GLASS CEILING
[count]
: an unfair system or set of attitudes that prevents some people (such as women or people of a certain race) from getting the most powerful jobs玻璃天花板（指阻碍妇女或特定种族的人职务升迁的不公平的体制或态度） — usually singular通常用单数
- women executives trying to break through the glass ceiling力图冲破玻璃天花板的女行政主管们
glass ceiling
noun
: an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Arden Cho knows a thing or two about the challenges with breaking a glass ceiling as an Asian American woman. 
Max Gao, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Although never in line for the presidency because of her foreign birth, Albright was near universally admired for breaking a glass ceiling, even by her political detractors. Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 There isn’t a glass ceiling above us like what in-house reps might experience. Kari Larsen, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2022 All the magic and power of artificial intelligence has a natural glass ceiling—and that ceiling is data. Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 27 June 2022 But the glass ceiling will remain intact, even in the event of a stunning upset in November, for a while longer. John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 In some sectors, the glass ceiling is already starting to crack. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 Although never in line for the presidency because of her foreign birth, Albright was near universally admired for breaking a glass ceiling, even by her political detractors. Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 Although never in line for the presidency because of her foreign birth, Albright was near universally admired for breaking a glass ceiling, even by her political detractors. Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 See More
Max Gao, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Although never in line for the presidency because of her foreign birth, Albright was near universally admired for breaking a glass ceiling, even by her political detractors. Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 There isn’t a glass ceiling above us like what in-house reps might experience. Kari Larsen, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2022 All the magic and power of artificial intelligence has a natural glass ceiling—and that ceiling is data. Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 27 June 2022 But the glass ceiling will remain intact, even in the event of a stunning upset in November, for a while longer. John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 In some sectors, the glass ceiling is already starting to crack. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 Although never in line for the presidency because of her foreign birth, Albright was near universally admired for breaking a glass ceiling, even by her political detractors. Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 Although never in line for the presidency because of her foreign birth, Albright was near universally admired for breaking a glass ceiling, even by her political detractors. Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1984, in the meaning defined above
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