The invisible barrier of attitudes and prejudices perceived to block women from reaching important corporate positions has been called the

The invisible barrier described above has been called the glass ceiling.

The term was firstly employed by feminists, to be used as a metaphor which describes the obstacles that women need to face to reach directive positions in the professional careers. These barriers respond only to gender reasons, as these same barriers are not applicable to men.

For example, the possibility of future maternity is one of them, even tough not all women wish to become mothers.

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