Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
glass ceiling
Spanish translation:
techo de cristal
English term
glass ceiling
Even before The Wall Street Journal coined the term "glass ceiling" 20 years ago, researchers debated why women seldom reach the highest ranks in business. (Forbes.com)
"Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, it's got about 18 million cracks in it," Hillary Clinton told a huge rally of supporters at the National Building Museum in Washington. (smh.com.au)
The potential is there for women to achieve an equal footing with men, but the social mores and male attitudes make an effective barrier to women rising above a certain point; this tendency brings to mind a glass ceiling. (Feminism and Women's Studies)
| 5 +6 | techo de cristal |
Gonzalo Tutusaus
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| 5 | techo de vidrio |
Andres Larsen
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Dec 4, 2008 01:06: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Dec 4, 2008 10:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Dec 7, 2008 10:53: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
Netherlands
Asset Management Specialist
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Dutch to Spanish
techo de cristal
Ese famoso techo de cristal que impide a las mujeres alcanzar las metas profesionales para las que están preparadas parece invisible, pero las estadísticas demuestran que existe. (www.stecyl.es)
Venezuela
freelance translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to English, and 3 more.
techo de vidrio
a quienes aportaron a las campañas electorales de tal o cual político, .... queremos gobernantes intachables, “sin techo de vidrio ni rabo de paja”. (Avizora Perú)
El que tiene techo de vidrio no le tira piedras al vecino" Asamblea Nacional "El que tiene rabo de paja no se acerca a la candela" (Veo y Pienso Blogspot)
hacia nuestro futuro socio político, no tenemos un puerto de llegada, ... queremos gobernantes intachables, “sin techo de vidrio ni rabo de paja”. (Perú Googlepages)
| grazie |
| come backup ho trovato anche il generico "sostitutivo" |
| forse non è un vero e proprio termine tecnico. Back up in questo significato potrebbe tradursi come offerta tampone, offerta di scorta (?), ausiliaria, di ripiego, di sicurezza. |
| https://www.redfin.com/resources/backup-offer |
| A me sempra proprio un termine nell'ambito delle aste. Vedi per esempio: https://www.yundle.com/terms-definitions/b/backup-bidder https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/the-backup-bidder/ |
| ho provato. in alcune frasi stona, anche se obiettivamente è perfetto. mi sa che lascio backup oppure "di ripiego" |
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