GLASS CEILING


Meaning of GLASS CEILING in English

ˌglass ˈceiling BrE AmE noun [singular]

the attitudes and practices that prevent women or particular groups from getting high-level jobs, even though there are no actual laws or rules to stop them:

Goodhue shattered the glass ceiling as the first female publisher at Time Inc.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.