glass ceiling
Example Sentences
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She is swiftly discovering that Republican men like the glass ceiling exactly where it is.
From Salon
Also in his speech, Mr Rinkevics encouraged young Latvians to "break the glass ceiling" as he addressed inequality as being a "significant problem".
From BBC
That proposed train hall with the huge glass ceiling would require the Garden to give up its midblock taxiway and shrink the pedestrian bridge by which 80 percent of its ticket holders reach the arena.
From New York Times
“She is the highest-serving woman who has broken the hard glass ceiling of representing women in the White House,” Butler said.
From Seattle Times
“She is the highest serving woman who has broken the hard glass ceiling of representing women in the White House,” Butler said.
From Seattle Times
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