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2naSalit

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5. I would suggest...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 11:15 AM

Oct 2023

That "all of the above" would be more of a realistic finding. It's the same as racism in that way, always lurking beneath the surface where somehow only those who are privileged can't see it... or choose not to see it.

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It's not the "glass ceiling" holding women back at work, new analysis finds [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 OP

K&R brer cat Oct 2023 #1

Interesting analysis. Rings very true. The ladder given to women has a missing rungs and other Martin68 Oct 2023 #2

Is this not nocoincidences Oct 2023 #3

The poster above you summed it this way: CrispyQ Oct 2023 #8

Glass Ceiling Easier to break if you can get to it. Captain Zero Oct 2023 #23

Just a different metaphor for the same issue imaginary girl Oct 2023 #11

women don't even reach the "glass ceiling" DBoon Oct 2023 #13

Glass ceiling or broken rung, it's still PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #4

Renaming sad reality. we can do it Oct 2023 #9

An outhouse by any other name justaprogressive Oct 2023 #10

Yes indeed. Magoo48 Oct 2023 #15

I would suggest... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #5

I believe there may be an innate bias against women by decisions makers who assume that men Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #6

I don't believe the bias against women is intentional in today's age GregariousGroundhog Oct 2023 #12

It's fucking called institutional sexism Novara Oct 2023 #16

Yes! Preach it. EmmaLee E Oct 2023 #20

It's not a glass ceiling, it's a selective bottleneck. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2023 #7

Great phrase. It's also a "sticky floor", "broken rungs", and a "glass ceiling". SharonAnn Oct 2023 #14

I all of it is part of the glass ceiling and for POC it's worse. live love laugh Oct 2023 #17

"But bias may play a role" kinda says it all. sinkingfeeling Oct 2023 #18

The older I get the more it becomes apparent that girls/women have walkingman Oct 2023 #19

Bias against women permeates all levels of the workplace dlk Oct 2023 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author ymetca Oct 2023 #22