glass ceiling
noun
: an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions
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Thanks to Rob Stringer for his trust and camaraderie and to Doug Morris for empowering me to shatter the glass ceiling.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
But beyond pay, high achievers at the top are confronting the trade-offs of breaking the glass ceiling.
—Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Influencers like Oprah, Reese Witherspoon and BookTok have smashed the glass ceiling for female writers.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Meet the all-female hacker house tackling Silcon Valley's glass ceiling.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
But beyond pay, high achievers at the top are confronting the trade-offs of breaking the glass ceiling.
—Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Influencers like Oprah, Reese Witherspoon and BookTok have smashed the glass ceiling for female writers.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Meet the all-female hacker house tackling Silcon Valley's glass ceiling.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glass ceiling
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“Glass ceiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20ceiling. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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