Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
glass ceiling
Albanian translation:
tavan qelqi
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 +2 | tavan qelqi | Elvana Moore |
Jun 2, 2010 17:38: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jun 2, 2010 17:58: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Jun 5, 2010 18:57: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
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Jul 2, 2010 18:55:
Jul 9, 2010 18:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
tavan qelqi
Pjesëmarrja e grave në fushën e politikës vite më parë kishte një kufi, një “tavan qelqi”, i cili sot ka filluar të krisë e të çahet. Shembull është sekretarja e Shteteve te Bashkuara te Amerikës Kondoleza Rajs, e cila është cilësuar “princesha luftëtare”. (KorcaNews.com)
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