glass ceiling
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Every barrier broken is a notch in a glass ceiling, and the ceiling does not care much whether the person who cracked it got to walk all the way through.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Heritage minister Baroness Twycross said Bate's achievements "helped break through the glass ceiling and paved the way for women in palaeontology".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Party insiders say the two are "complementary", each appealing to different sectors of the population and the combination potentially allowing the RN to break through its glass ceiling and finally win power.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
But in Sacramento, within the governor’s suite, California’s highest glass ceiling remains firmly intact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
This expression closed in New Haven. glass ceiling.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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