About Glass Ceiling
A glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that keeps a given demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. The metaphor was first coined by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women.
Harper's Bazaar: Jenna Ortega, Alessia Russo and Janelle Monae honoured at Women of the Year Awards
... Speaking on breaking the Glass Ceiling, she said: " This is really special, I want to open the door to all women from now on so this kind of mistake never occurs again...
Tharman Shanmugaratnam: Singapore picks a president who could've been much more
... Many felt he had the chops and stature to become that almost mythical creature - the first non-Chinese prime minister of Singapore - and break a Glass Ceiling that the government has long insisted is concrete...
Rosie Jones's documentary and the R-word: 'We can't keep being poked like a bear'
... It s left many people torn, between rooting for the Golden Girl who s smashed the Glass Ceiling for disabled people and reinforcing an outdated insult...
Newspaper headlines: Hunt for Titanic sub and mortgage rates rise
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Betty Boothroyd: Funeral held for first woman Commons Speaker
... " A devoted public servant, Betty was at the forefront of a generation of women who smashed the Glass Ceiling for female politicians, " he tweeted...
Jamie Lee Curtis speaks Hungarian and other backstage Oscar gems
... " We freaking broke that Glass Ceiling - I kung-fu d it out and shattered it! " she said to cheers from the crowded room...
Former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd dies
... " To be the first woman Speaker was truly ground-breaking and Betty certainly broke that Glass Ceiling with panache...
Barbara Walters: Trailblazing US news anchor dies aged 93
... When she broke the Glass Ceiling again by becoming the first female network news anchor, on ABC s evening bulletin, her unprecedented $1m salary made her a media superstar...
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