Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
glass ceiling
Persian (Farsi) translation:
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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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Ali Beikian
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Feb 3, 2009 12:27: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
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سقف شیشه ای
انجمن روزنامه‌نگاران زن (رزا) 16 ارديبهشت ... سقف شيشه‌اي براي زنان روزنامه‌نگار. جمعه 18 فوريه 2005 ... وي افزود: "در (سقف شيشه‌اي براي زنان)
سقف شيشه‌اي(GLASS CEILING) به موانع مصنوعي و نامرئي، تصميمات سازماني و تعصبات مسئولان سازمان اطلاق مي‌شود كه مانع پيشرفت اشخاص با صلاحيت و يا اقليتها (بويژه زنان) در داخل سازمانها مي‌گردد. اين اصطلاح به مفهوم نقطه‌اي است كه پس از آن، اقليتها يا مديران زن ديگر امكان ارتقا پيدا نمي‌كنند. اين اصطلاح از دهه 1970 در آمريكا شكل گرفت (سقف شيشه‌اي)
سیاست - سقف شیشه‌ای مشارکت زنان ... دومین مانع، سقف شیشه‌ای است که برای مشارکت و (روزنامه کارگزاران - Karg)
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