Synonyms for glass ceiling
glass ceil·ing

Princeton's WordNet

1. glass ceilingnoun

   a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions

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1. • Ceiling

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1. Chuck Schumer:

   Another glass ceiling shattered by a remarkable member of the President's historic Cabinet.

2. Bill Clinton:

   There has been a lot of talk about breaking the glass ceiling, i am tired of the stranglehold that women have had on the job of presidential spouse.

3. Sridhar Warrier:

   They would be going to the battlefield but they were not in the driving seat, that means they were not in the cockpit. They would be the one who would be controlling the tactics, who would be controlling the weapons, who would be the eyes and ears for the aircraft and for the pilot, it's now that the glass ceiling has been broken in so far as getting into the naval cockpit is concerned.

4. Merav Michaeli:

   I think it's my responsibility as a legislator to help women who cannot break this -- it is not a glass ceiling, it is an iron gate, it's our responsibility to take care of equality, to make sure that equality is not a matter of choice, but rather a mandatory issue.

5. Jim Clyburn:

   Emotionally, people are attached to Hillary Clinton on many different levels, there are people who want to see the glass ceiling smashed and there are people who want to see our party lay out a progressive agenda.