Cosmopolitan (UK)

THREE MORE TO KNOW

Making up the weird house of metaphors…

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GLASS ESCALATOR

As more men take up positions in industries typically occupied by women (eg caring profession­s), they’re overtaking women (who, apparently, are on the stairs and unable to keep up). Hmm, jury’s still out on this one.

CONCRETE CEILING

This is what the glass ceiling morphs into when you’re a minority woman, as you have to deal with sexism and racism. Time to get out that sledgehamm­er.

THE HOLE IN THE GLASS CEILING

According to The New Yorker, the glass ceiling hasn’t exactly been smashed, but a small hole has been created that some women are clambering through (and bagging the top jobs), presumably dodging shards of glass as they do so.

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