Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English英语 term or phrase:
glass ceiling
Chinese汉语 translation:
玻璃天棚
English英语 term
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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)
Oct 1, 2008 00:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Oct 4, 2008 00:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
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Proposed translations
玻璃天棚
早在二十年前华尔街日报提出"玻璃天棚"这个名词之前，对于女性为何很少在职场上站到高阶位置的辩论便一直存在着。 (glass ceiling)
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