glass ceiling
玻璃天花板
職場·形容晉升的無形障礙
英文釋義
An invisible barrier that prevents a certain group of people, typically women or minority groups, from rising to higher positions in a profession or organization
例句
Many women feel they hit a glass ceiling when trying to get promoted to executive roles.
典故來源
1980年代美國職場術(shù)語,比喻女性或少數(shù)群體在晉升中遇到的看不見但難以突破的障礙。