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A glass ceiling is a metaphor usually applied to people of marginalized genders, used to represent an invisible barrier that prevents an oppressed demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. [1] No matter how invisible the glass ceiling is expressed, it is actually an obstacle difficult to overcome. [2]
The glass cliff is a hypothesized phenomenon in which women are more likely to break the "glass ceiling" (i.e. achieve leadership roles in business and government) during periods of crisis or downturn when the risk of failure is highest.
Glassdoor is an American website where current and former employees anonymously review companies, operated by the company of the same name. [1] In 2018, the company was acquired by the Japanese Recruit Holdings (Owner of Indeed) for US$1.2 billion, and it continues to operate as an independent subsidiary.
Women in Mexico weren’t granted the right to vote until 1953. But on Sunday—more than 70 years later—the country broke the highest glass ceiling there is, electing its first female president ...
Glass-Ceiling Index (GCI) is an index for visualizing the glass ceiling metaphor, created by The Economist, combining data on higher education, labour-force participation, pay, child cares costs, maternity and paternity rights business-school applications and representation in senior jobs. [1] In the 2024 index, the countries where inequality ...
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Bamboo ceiling. The term " bamboo ceiling " is a concept that describes the barriers faced by many Asian Americans in the professional arena, such as stereotypes and racism, particularly with ascending to top executive and leadership positions. The term was coined and popularized in 2005 by Jane Hyun in Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career ...
Celluloid ceiling. The celluloid ceiling is a metaphor for the underrepresentation of women in hiring and employment in Hollywood. The term is a play on the metaphor of the "glass ceiling", which describes an invisible barrier that keeps a given demographic (typically women, although the term can apply to any protected group) from rising beyond ...