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brass ceiling
brass ceiling
The barrier of gender bias that makes it difficult for women in the military to advance through the ranks. A play on the phrase "glass ceiling," which refers to the same difficulty for women in the workplace in general. I can't stand this brass ceiling—if I were a man, I'd be a corporal by now.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| ŽAna | | - | Slovene, Croatian |
| Bhima | | - | Hinduism |
| Hanan (1) | | HAY-nən (English) | Biblical |
| Polina | | pah-LEE-nah (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian |
| Micheline | | - | French |
| SoŇA | | - | Czech, Slovak |