glass ceiling
noun
: an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions
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Nelson Walker, Gregory Gerhard In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
To help with this transformation, Emilia enlists the help of Rita (Zoe Saldaña), a frustrated lawyer looking to break through her industry’s glass ceiling.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
This path, her supporters contend, would shatter glass ceilings and turn the page on the country’s turbulent recent past.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Linda Martell, a pioneer in the genre, shattered a number of these glass ceilings.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
To help with this transformation, Emilia enlists the help of Rita (Zoe Saldaña), a frustrated lawyer looking to break through her industry’s glass ceiling.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
This path, her supporters contend, would shatter glass ceilings and turn the page on the country’s turbulent recent past.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Linda Martell, a pioneer in the genre, shattered a number of these glass ceilings.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Glass ceiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20ceiling. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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