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Complete Definition of "glass ceiling"

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en-noun|sg=glass ceiling

  1. An unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression for a member of a specific demographic group.

#*2007: Women are “woefully” under-represented in parliament, the courts and the boardroom, with new research showing that the glass ceiling is still holding back 6,000 women from the top 33,000 jobs in Britain. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 1

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