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单词 glass ceiling
释义
glass ceiling
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌɡlɑːs ˈsiː.lɪŋ/us
/ˌɡlæs ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
apointafter which you cannot go anyfurther, usually inimprovingyourpositionatwork:
无形限制，无形顶障（通常指职务晋升中无法逾越的限制）
Variousreasonsare given for theapparentglassceilingwomenhitin manyprofessions.显然，在很多行业中女性的升迁都受到无形的限制，对此人们给出了不同的解释。
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(Definition ofglass ceilingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

glass ceiling| American Dictionary

glass ceiling
noun[C]
us/ɡlæs ˈsi·lɪŋ/
alimitthat isunofficialbutunderstoodwhichpreventssomeone,esp. a woman, fromadvancingto atoppositionin acompanyororganization:
Thefactthat no woman hasmanagedone of thebranchofficesisprettystrongevidenceof a glass ceiling.
(Definition ofglass ceilingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

glass ceiling| Business English

glass ceiling
noun[Cusually singular]
HR,WORKPLACE
uk
us
something thatpreventssomeone from getting a moreimportantpositionintheirorganization:
Women have madescantprogressinbreakingthrough theglassceilingtoreachtopcorporateexecutiveandboardroompositions.
Fewpeoplewhohittheglassceilingareinclinedto go through theadditionalpainof acomplaintto thegovernment.
(Definition ofglass ceilingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofglass ceiling

glass ceiling
As dual-career marriages become more common, and particularly as more wives cut through ' theglassceiling ' into management, it may be that this scenario becomes less acceptable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, in order to combat thisglassceiling, targeted action is required now.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In practice, however, many women are still hitting their head against the so-calledglassceiling.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Those of us who have been involved in women's issues for a long time will know the phrase "theglassceiling" very well.
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She also mentioned theglassceilingin relation to women in management, and that was touched on by other lion.
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The ethnic communities will not buy it; feminists are unlikely to trust it as not having aglassceilingquota.
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I think that committee would not like the fact that she has broken through theglassceiling.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We need to step up our efforts to stamp out unequal pay, violence, theglassceiling, discrimination and poverty.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The encouraging point is that even after our decision, theglassceilinghad been broken.
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There was noglassceilingfor those who married; they received the bank's good wishes, and their employment automatically ended.
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There would not be aglassceilingfor executive women in business.
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Other issues include women in prison—there are far too many—women as carers, women in the national health service, women in poverty and theglassceiling.
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We need to be sensitive to the rights of women in work to encourage them to break through the infamousglassceiling.
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Theglassceilingmay have become a little more fragile, but it is still in place.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There probably is a limit to the height that a school can reach, but thatglassceilingis always higher than the school thinks.
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