Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
glass ceiling
Dutch translation:
het glazen plafond
Dec 5, 2008 11:53
15 yrs ago
English term
glass ceiling
GBK
English to Dutch
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Definition from
inmotionmagazine.com:
Glass ceilings are the artificial barriers that deny women and minorities the opportunity to advance within their careers
Example sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
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het glazen plafond
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Definition from
own experience or research:
Het glazen plafond vormt een belemmering voor vrouwen.
Example sentences:
Dat glazen plafond is een zaak van organisaties zélf. (http://www.glazenplafondindex.nl/)
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