Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
glass ceiling
German translation:
Gläserne Decke
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)
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Proposed translations
Gläserne Decke
Warum so wenig Frauen Spitzenjobs in der Forschung haben "Gläserne Decke": Frauen erreichen selten die Spitze in der Forschung Männliche Arbeitskultur und informelle Strukturen als Ursachen (Pressemitteilung IDW)
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