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glass ceiling

Finnish translation: lasikatto

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English term or phrase:glass ceiling
Finnish translation:lasikatto

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17:57 Jun 2, 2010
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Additional field(s): Human Resources, Management
English term or phrase: glass ceiling
Definition from inmotionmagazine.com:
Glass ceilings are the artificial barriers that deny women and minorities the opportunity to advance within their careers

Example sentence(s):
  • 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
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lasikatto
Definition:
Lasikatto on termi, joka kuvaa asenteista ja perinteistä muodostuvasta estettä, joka vaikeuttaa naisen t. jkn vähemmistöön kuuluvan uralla etenemistä.
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Definition from Kielitoimiston sanakirja:
Lasikatto on termi, joka kuvaa asenteista ja perinteistä muodostuvasta estettä, joka vaikeuttaa naisen t. jkn vähemmistöön kuuluvan uralla etenemistä.

Example sentence(s):
  • Lasikatto-termiä käytetään usein, kun halutaan ilmaista, että tasa-arvoisessa yhteiskunnassa naisen yleneminen tiettyihin tehtäviin on sittenkin vielä mahdotonta. Lasikaton sanotaan sijaitsevan jossain keskijohdon ja ylimmän johdon välimaastossa. Siellä se kiusaa olemassaolollaan pätevien naisten ylenemistä. - Talouselämä  
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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