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glass ceiling
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a glass ceiling
the opinions of people in a company which prevent women from getting such important positions as men. The problem for women in broadcasting is the glass ceiling. Women rise but not to the top.
See also: ceiling, glass

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In that sense the Gresham--built in 1906 to house the British-run Gresham Life Assurance Company--is the quintessential Budapest building: Its outsize iron gates are typical Hungarian art nouveau, lovebirds in the railings nod toward Hungarian folk art, stained glass windows line the hallways, spectacular rounded glass ceilings infuse the lobby with fight and majesty.
These are women who saw blue skies through glass ceilings and made their way to the top.
``It's important for the younger generation to see that there are no glass ceilings in this country and you are elevated to positions based on your merits,'' he said.
 
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