gender barrier

collocation in English

meaningsofgenderandbarrier

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gender
noun
uk
/ˈdʒen.dər/us
/ˈdʒen.dɚ/
a group of people in a society who share particular qualities or ways of behaving which that society associates with being male, female, or ...
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barrier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbær.i.ər/us
/ˈber.i.ɚ/
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from ...
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(Definition ofgenderandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgender barrier

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The implication is that one woman has cracked thegenderbarrier, though the signs of score and stage direction are admittedly subtle.
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A shorthand phrase for this development is breaking thegenderbarrieror breaking the glass ceiling.
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As was the case with many industries women filled the void, in addition to traditional roles in the womens department, forever shattering anothergenderbarrier.
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Of note is that the program has broken thegenderbarrierin the study of electronics.
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While much of the press focused on her breaking thegenderbarrier, many musicians were more impressed with a second chair ascending to principal.
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The romance with nature certainly cut across class and gender barriers.
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Very few women manage to break through gender barriers motivated by personal aspirations.
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This broke gender barriers because it changed the way in which men and women interacted.
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She was the first female to earn the grandmaster title through tournament play, and is credited with breaking a number of gender barriers in chess.
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In 2002, the lawsuit was settled when the university acknowledged that many of its female professors had suffered from gender barriers and pay discrimination during their careers.
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South was a pioneer in her work as a bacteriologist, and she was a trailblazer as a female medical professional who broke prevalent gender barriers for women of her time.
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Hers is a struggle against gender barriers, age barriers and race barriers, and this makes her progress in the scheme and her ongoing political successes that much more remarkable.
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