Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
glass ceiling
Albanian translation:
tavan qelqi
Jun 2, 2010 17:58
13 yrs ago
English term
glass ceiling
GBK
English to Albanian
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Definition from
inmotionmagazine.com:
Glass ceilings are the artificial barriers that deny women and minorities the opportunity to advance within their careers
Example sentences:
Even before The Wall Street Journal coined the term "glass ceiling" 20 years ago, researchers debated why women seldom reach the highest ranks in business. (Forbes.com)
"Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, it's got about 18 million cracks in it," Hillary Clinton told a huge rally of supporters at the National Building Museum in Washington. (smh.com.au)
The potential is there for women to achieve an equal footing with men, but the social mores and male attitudes make an effective barrier to women rising above a certain point; this tendency brings to mind a glass ceiling. (Feminism and Women's Studies)
Proposed translations
(Albanian)
5 +2 | tavan qelqi | Elvana Moore |
Change log
Jun 2, 2010 17:38: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jun 2, 2010 17:58: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Jun 5, 2010 18:57: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Jun 12, 2010 18:54:
Jul 2, 2010 18:55:
Jul 9, 2010 18:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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7 days
Selected
tavan qelqi
Definition from
own experience or research:
Tavan qelqi quhen pengesat artificiale që i mohojnë grave dhe minoriteteve mundësitë për të ecur përpara në karierat e tyre
Example sentences:
Pjesëmarrja e grave në fushën e politikës vite më parë kishte një kufi, një “tavan qelqi”, i cili sot ka filluar të krisë e të çahet. Shembull është sekretarja e Shteteve te Bashkuara te Amerikës Kondoleza Rajs, e cila është cilësuar “princesha luftëtare”. (KorcaNews.com)
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