"glass ceiling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 玻璃天花板

Definition

一種無形的障礙，使某些羣體，特別是女性和少數族裔，即使有資格，也難以升任更高職位或領導職務。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用作比喻，形容職場或社會的限制。經常在談論性別或少數族羣歧視時出現，常與“打破”、“遭遇”等動詞一起用，指系統性而非個人失敗的障礙。

Examples

Many women face a glass ceiling at work.

許多女性在職場上面臨**玻璃天花板**。

The glass ceiling stops some people from getting promotions.

**玻璃天花板**阻止了一些人升遷。

She wants to break the glass ceiling in her industry.

她想在自己的產業裡打破**玻璃天花板**。

After years of hard work, she finally shattered the glass ceiling and became the first female CEO.

經過多年的努力，她終於打破了**玻璃天花板**，成為第一位女性執行長。

There's a definite glass ceiling for minorities in upper management here.

這裡的少數族裔在高層管理中有明顯的**玻璃天花板**。

Some people say the glass ceiling is breaking, but the numbers still don't show true equality.

有人說**玻璃天花板**正在被打破，但數據仍未顯示出真正的平等。