Even if most women don't want to break the glass ceiling, Wolfe says, the few that do shouldn't be ignored.
"I think it's absolutely wonderful that our nation's military is taking steps to help women break the glass ceiling, " said Bray, of Clemmons, N.
Its mission is "to inspire, empower, motivate and give new ideas to women who want to grow their businesses, pursue greater entrepreneurial ventures and break the glass ceiling in business and at work places".
Day one of entering the corporate world, I vowed to break through the glass ceiling.
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"It traditionally has been more difficult for women to break the executive glass ceiling than the legislative glass ceiling, " Collins said.
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Hopefully, the mix of proactive human resource policies to increase diversity together with these newer investment strategies will enable women to break through the glass ceiling at large and small enterprises.
So this may have a spinoff effect -- maybe more blacks will break through the glass ceiling in corporations, more blacks may, because of their newfound confidence, become more civically engaged, run for office.
Some married women are afraid of being accused of "breaking up the family" and are expected to put up and maintain their silence, while single women I know are worried of being seen as "weak" as they strive to break through the glass ceiling in their male-dominated professions.
Still, the legend endures, as do calls for women to break through the stained-glass ceiling and have a greater say in the church.
Clinton, 65, now faces persistent questions about whether she will mount a second White House run in 2016 to break perhaps the highest remaining glass ceiling.
Which does lead into my next question: what does it take for women to break through the barriers and reach the glass ceiling?
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Mrs Merkel may yet break through another, rather different, political glass ceiling.
The glass ceiling in Japan is known as the bamboo ceiling, and is even harder to break.
As more women face the challenge, the proverbial glass ceiling will keep cracking and hopefully, one day it will break apart.
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