The second most common pattern in women's employment in news was the familiar glass ceiling effect, with about a third (34%) of the nations demonstrating this trend.

在女性新媒体就业中，第二个比较普遍存在的现象是我们熟悉的“玻璃天花板”效应，大概34%的国家有这种趋势。

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Due to the "glass ceiling" effect in female promotion, women can only get inferior job occupation, which make their overall professional positions decline.

由于女性晋升中的“玻璃天花板”效应，使得她们整体的职位水平出现下降，女性只能处于较低的职位中。

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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.

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