English-German translations for glass ceiling

Gläserne DeckedieUm diese gläserne Decke zu bekämpfen, sind jedoch jetzt zielgerichtete Maßnahmen erforderlich. However, in order to combat this glass ceiling, targeted action is required now. Das Problem ist: Wie können Frauen die gläserne Decke durchbrechen, die der Fragesteller erkannt hat? The problem is: how do women break through the glass ceiling that the questioner has recognised? Das weibliche Geschlecht ist also topgebildet, stößt aber nach dem Uni-Abschluss an die gläserne Decke. Women are therefore very well educated, but they hit the glass ceiling upon graduating from university.

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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