A set of terms often referred to in business or politics is glass ceiling glass walls or glass escalator. However, it's the term glass ceiling that is most widely recognized. The term is meant to symbolize an artificial boundary for upward advancement in one's career path or in terms of one's political aspirations. Most often the term is used in regard to women. The implication is that one's
. advancement might be limited by such an outside factor as gender. Glass elevator refers to a fast track for advancement usually for men in a field more dominated by women. The term glass walls refers to lateral movement being more open to one group vs. another.
