English-French translations for glass ceiling

• plafond de verre
  Lorsqu'elles atteignent un certain niveau, il y a toujours un plafond de verre qui bloque leur chemin. When they reach a certain level there is always a glass ceiling blocking their path.
  Or, pour lutter contre ce plafond de verre, des actions ciblées sont nécessaires maintenant. However, in order to combat this glass ceiling, targeted action is required now.
  Malheureusement, nous les femmes, nous butons sur un " plafond de verre" même au sein des institutions européennes. Unfortunately, we women come up against a glass ceiling within the EU' s institutions, too.

Definition of glass ceiling

• An unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group

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