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glass ceiling

glass ceil·ing (plural glass ceil·ings)


noun 
Definition:
 
barrier to career advancement: an unofficial but real impediment to somebody's advancement into upper-level management positions because of discrimination based on the person's gender, age, race, ethnicity, or sexual preference

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