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A glass ceiling is a metaphor usually set in relation to women, used to represent an invisible barrier that prevents a given demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. The metaphor was first used by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women. It was coined by Marilyn Loden during a speech in 1978.
The analysis highlights History, Related concepts and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Glass ceiling.
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The extracted context around Glass ceiling shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Glass ceiling → ABC-CLIO, Above, Adam, America, America's Women, American Psychological Association, Applied Psychology, April, Archived, Asian American Women, Asian Women, Asians, August, Bamboo Ceiling, Basic Books, Ben, Breaking, Breaking The Glass Ceiling, Business, California Another extracted example is Glass ceiling → Be Broken, Business, Carvajal, Case, Catalyst, Catalyst Census, Corporate Leadership, Cotter, David, Department, Different Realities, Doreen, Effects, Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, Financial Post, Good, Hermsen, ISBN, January, Joan. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 307 structured relationships around Glass ceiling. Examples in this analysis include Glass ceiling → is a → metaphor usually set in relation to women and lack of social capital → instance of → There has been substantial invisible barriers for them to reach high-level management position. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass ceiling | is a | metaphor usually set in relation to women | 0.90 | text |
| lack of social capital | instance of | There has been substantial invisible barriers for them to reach high-level management position | 0.80 | text |
| low level of self-efficacy | instance of | There has been substantial invisible barriers for them to reach high-level management position | 0.80 | text |
| self-esteem | instance of | There has been substantial invisible barriers for them to reach high-level management position | 0.80 | text |
| gender stereotypes | instance of | There has been substantial invisible barriers for them to reach high-level management position | 0.80 | text |
| and masculine organizational culture | instance of | There has been substantial invisible barriers for them to reach high-level management position | 0.80 | text |
| formal vs. informal | instance of | Social networks can be constructed through connections with individuals on various dimensions | 0.80 | text |
| homogeneity vs. heterogeneity | instance of | Social networks can be constructed through connections with individuals on various dimensions | 0.80 | text |
| instrumental vs. psychosocial | instance of | Social networks can be constructed through connections with individuals on various dimensions | 0.80 | text |
| strong vs. weak ties | instance of | Social networks can be constructed through connections with individuals on various dimensions | 0.80 | text |
| task accomplishment | instance of | Social capital can contribute several positive career outcomes | 0.80 | text |
| social support for career advancement | instance of | Social capital can contribute several positive career outcomes | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Glass ceiling bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Glass, Women and Gender. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Glass ceiling, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Glass ceiling with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Glass ceiling to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Related concepts & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Glass ceiling · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout