vertical segregation
noun[U]
HR,WORKPLACEukusthesituationwherepeopledo not getjobsabove aparticularrankinorganizationsbecause oftheirrace,age, orsex:
Careerprogressionof women and men in thehighereducationsectorconfirmsapatternofverticalsegregation.
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horizontal segregation
occupational segregation