glass ceiling

noun
🔊/ˌɡlɑːs ˈsiːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˌɡlæs ˈsiːlɪŋ/
[usually singular]
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  1. the way in which unfair attitudes can stop women, or other groups, from getting the best jobs in a company, etc. although there are no official rules to prevent them from getting these jobs玻璃天花板(女性或某些群体的人在职场升迁上遇到的无形限制或障碍)
    • She is one of a handful of women who have broken the glass ceilingin business.她是打破玻璃天花板业务的少数女性之一。
    • As a result of hitting the glass ceiling in corporate America, African American women are starting businesses of their own.由于击中了美国公司的玻璃天花板,非洲裔美国妇女开始了自己的生意。