glass ceiling
noun
: an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions
Examples of glass ceiling in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For artists like Easterwood, the Crossroads District represented the glass ceiling that many Black artists have not gotten the chance to bust through.
—
J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
The broken rung is a relatively new term, while the glass ceiling dates back to the 1970s.
—Katy McFee, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Barbie and Working Girl both tell the story of women plunged into a world far outside their own reality, only to bump their heads against the glass ceiling of the patriarchy.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
In a new interview, Ono describes the airtight glass ceilings she's broken during her 40-plus-year career at the food and beverage conglomerate.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
And millennial women raised on the girl-power messages of the nineties would smash our heads again and again on the glass ceiling we were told has already been broken.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
More and more women are breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling, achieving leadership positions and contributing significantly to the workforce and the growth of organizations.
—Odiri Oginni, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Rodarte Well, what female designer doesn’t inspire me is more the question for me because considering all of the glass ceilings that are there.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
The schoolteacher whose roots were split between Brooklyn and Barbados broke the glass ceiling and remained in office for seven terms, representing the 12th congressional district of New York until 1983.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
The broken rung is a relatively new term, while the glass ceiling dates back to the 1970s.
—Katy McFee, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Barbie and Working Girl both tell the story of women plunged into a world far outside their own reality, only to bump their heads against the glass ceiling of the patriarchy.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
In a new interview, Ono describes the airtight glass ceilings she's broken during her 40-plus-year career at the food and beverage conglomerate.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
And millennial women raised on the girl-power messages of the nineties would smash our heads again and again on the glass ceiling we were told has already been broken.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
More and more women are breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling, achieving leadership positions and contributing significantly to the workforce and the growth of organizations.
—Odiri Oginni, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Rodarte Well, what female designer doesn’t inspire me is more the question for me because considering all of the glass ceilings that are there.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
The schoolteacher whose roots were split between Brooklyn and Barbados broke the glass ceiling and remained in office for seven terms, representing the 12th congressional district of New York until 1983.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'glass ceiling.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to glass ceiling
Dictionary Entries Near glass ceiling
Cite this Entry
“Glass ceiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20ceiling. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share