The glass ceiling is defined as that unknown yet unbreachable, informal, less-than-explicit limit and barrier that keeps women (and also minority racial groups) from rising to the upper rung of the corporate and political ladders, regardless of their qualifications or achievements. Although this term was first used in the early 1980’s as a way of recognizing women can only go just so far, it is still aptly applied today.
We can start by looking at the pay gap with women earning, on average, 82 cents to every $1 eared by men.
We can start by looking at the pay gap with women earning, on average, 82 cents to every $1 eared by men.