Glass ceiling and glass cliff

Kulich, Clara; Iacoviello, Vincenzo

doi:10.4135/9781483391144.n153

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Glass ceiling and glass cliff

ContributorsKulich, Clara

; Iacoviello, Vincenzo

Published inMoghaddam, Fathali M. (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of political behavior, p. 331-333

PublisherThousand Oaks : SAGE

Publication date2017

Abstract

The glass ceiling and the glass cliff are metaphors that point to discriminatory obstacles to the professional upward mobility of qualified women or other minorities, regardless of their actual performances. This entry defines these concepts, gives research illustrations of the phenomena and their causes, and points to real-life examples.

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Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

Research groups

Groupe de recherche sur les relations intergroupes et les représentations sociales

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KULICH, Clara, IACOVIELLO, Vincenzo. Glass ceiling and glass cliff. In: The SAGE encyclopedia of political behavior. Moghaddam, Fathali M. (Ed.). Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 2017. p. 331–333. doi: 10.4135/9781483391144.n153

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PID : unige:100195
DOI : 10.4135/9781483391144.n153

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