Sentences with phrase «about glass ceilings»

All of the press about the glass ceilings for women at law firms makes it seem as if there aren't any women at all who've managed to make it to the top.

In his speech to introduce Helen to the stage, Irons said «She's always pushed boundaries and never worried about glass ceilings.

There has been so much talk about the glass ceiling and what can be done to permanently shatter it.

Q — You talk about a glass ceiling for women in the workplace and how that can apply to working men who are committed to their families.

You also talk about the glass ceiling at home, where fathers are relegated to a lesser parenting role.

Given Idris Elba's recent observation about the glass ceiling faced by black actors in England, it's nice to see films like this being made (although it should be noted that although it's an English - Nigerian co-production, it was filmed in Nigeria at writer Biyi Bandele's request).

Not exact matches

The first few who cracked the glass ceiling had open discussions about the hurdles they had faced.

Superman — who doesn't have to worry about hitting his head on a glass ceiling when he takes that single bound — carries no such political freight.

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I want to be clear about what I mean by this, because many people believe this issue relates to current skilled labour shortages; some think it applies to our need to attract more professionals such as doctors, engineers and scientists; while others focus on the glass ceiling that many existing immigrants and visible minorities experience.

Not talking about sexism will not magically make the glass ceiling disappear or dismantle rape culture.

The glass ceiling is a problem that's about as One Percent as it gets.

The glass ceiling was a positive metaphor about building a nation with an embrace that was «hopeful, inclusive and big hearted», while Trump's wall was largely framed in a negative, divisive and polarized manner.

In her last presidential run, Clinton generally avoided talking explicitly about her gender — save for her reference to «18 million cracks in the glass ceiling» in her June 2008 concession speech.

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To determine whether the glass ceiling that Asians face is due to this effect or to an actual discriminatory barrier, the NIH plans in the following months to set up a focus group comprising Asian American principal investigators at all levels, as well as scientific administrators, to talk about how both sides perceive this problem.

Begin in a tall plank, shoulders stacked over your wrists, your gaze about six inches in front of you and your lower back pressed into an invisible glass ceiling (don't let it arch).

I can't say enough about the craftsmanship, especially the quality of the antique brass finish, and the way it softly illuminates the ceiling detail without any distracting shadows (which is why I went with the opal glass).

Meghan Markle once wrote about focusing «less on glass slippers and more on pushing through glass ceilings,» but I think she'll forgive us for turning our attention to her footwear just this once.

O.J. should have broken this category's glass ceiling for nonfiction work — something that hasn't happened since 1994, when another American epic about race and sports scored an editing nomination.

They live with their dad (Callum Keith Rennie, who is always great), about an hour away from a town, near Vancouver in a beautiful house with floor - to - ceiling glass windows.

Say, you ever hear the one about the broad who shattered the glass ceiling?

In particular, BME teachers spoke about an invisible glass ceiling and a widespread perception among senior leadership teams that BME teachers «have a certain level and don't go beyond it».

In self - publishing, there is no glass ceiling to smash through — it's about the individual rather than the usual old boy's club mentality.

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What I thought I knew about growing an income has actually placed a glass ceiling directly above my head all these years.

And there's no need to worry about the privacy of your retreat — in spite of the floor to ceiling glass walls, the towering torchwood trees and fertile forest floor that surround your suite ensure a sense of seclusion.

Every detail was carefully thought about from the Master bedroom with its huge plantain style king size bed, shuttered windows and the huge wall to ceiling tiled en suite bathroom with glass walk in shower to the 2nd bedroom with 2 twin beds, en suite bathroom with tub and shower and 3rd bedroom with a queen size bed, bathroom with huge walk in shower.

At the press opening, in the conservation studio that has a glorious floor to ceiling wall of glass on the Hudson (light, light, light), a kind and concerned professional explained: «We have put glass on many paintings for the first few months, because, having learned a lesson from the Tate Modern, we are expecting much larger and much different crowds from the old location, people who do not pay attention to their backpacks or care much about the art.»

This year, the guiding conceit — inspired by the writings of Camillo Sitte, a long - dead Austrian urbanist — is a system of four squares that are variously dominated by a sprawling, inflated work from Otto Piene; a Sue Williamson installation consisting of glass bottles suspended from the ceiling with fishing nets, each one engraved with the name of a person ensnared in the slave trade, along with information about his or her country of origin, sale price and more; a 1967 Tony Smith sculpture; and a triangular array of steel tiles by Carl Andre.

IN 1979, THINGS were quite different for women in America: Only about 50 % were in the workforce, they earned 40 % less than men and the corporate «glass ceiling» seemed unbreakable.

Frances Bula writes in the Globe and Mail about the reason designers are moving away from floor to ceiling glass:

It might be that almost every modern condominium building these days is clad in floor to ceiling glass with an R value for the wall of about 4.

Say what you will about all of the obstacles that women in the law face — the glass ceilings, the gender discrimination and the problems finding work - life balance.

As in the United States, U.K. female lawyers hold about 43 percent of practicing certificates, but they hit a glass ceiling when it comes to higher paying partnerships.

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So it was with great surprise that we recently learned about how some workers at the new site have been walking into the building's floor - to - ceiling glass walls, in some cases incurring some pretty nasty injuries.

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What you'll notice immediately about the 1,300 square foot condo is it features a vast amount of refreshing light due to its wrap around floor to ceiling glass walls.

It was an old 70's Billiard Room, complete with Plastic «Tiffany» pool table chandelier, wetbar, wine glasses shelf, mahogony wood paneling, horrible carpet over ever horribler vinyl, these crazy tile ceiling panels like in a hospital, and a raised concrete block that's about 12 ″ by 12 ″ running the entire distance of the long wall along the floor.

You could then hang a glass bell jar fixture from the ceiling for ambiance put a candle in and not have to worry about wiring.

I like to add these silver glittery snowflakes to candle holders, strew them about the table tops; string them mixed with white and icy blue snowflakes and glass Mardi Gras beads for snowflake curtains; hang them from the ceiling with nylon thread (makes them look like they are floating in air); hang them from light fixtures above the dining room table; adhere them to windows and tie them on gifts.

Love that compass rose on the floor in the kitchen... it looks fabulous and I really dig the high gloss ceilings treatment too, but not too crazy about the high glass walls.