They have been encouraged to climb onto the occupational ladder only to discover that the middle rungs are dominated by men and the upper rungs are out of reach.

她们被鼓励着登上了职业的阶梯，却只发现中间那几级已经被男人们占据了，而顶上几层压根就够不到。

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And it helps explain why Japanese women struggle to climb the career ladder: only 10% of Japanese managers are female, compared with 46% in America.

这也解释了为什么日本女性的职场晋身之路那么的艰难：在日本只有百分之十的经理是女性，在美国则达到百分之四十六。

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The journey of life is just like climbing the sky ladder. Only those who have strong willpower and great dedication can hit the final target.

人生的旅程就像是爬天梯。只有那些意志坚强，勇于付出的人才能最终登上顶点。

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He warned of spending lots of time building a ladder only to find it is leaning against the wrong wall.

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They have been encouraged to climb onto the occupational ladder only to discover that the middle rungs are dominated by men and the upper rungs are out of reach.

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The problem with a ladder that reaches out only nine years is its skimpy yield.

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