Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun glass_ceiling

1 sense of glass ceiling

Sense 1
glass ceiling -- (a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions)
       => ceiling, roof, cap -- (an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices")