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glass ceiling

an unofficial policy regarded as being imposed on women and minorities that prevents them from advancing to higher positions in business, government, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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