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What does the concept of a glass ceiling refer to?
The concept glass ceiling refers to the unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements
What is spandrel glass?
Spandrel glass is made by coating a vision glass with an opaque coating. The is prevents people from looking through the glass and seeing structural features inside the building. Spandrel glass is most often used in curtain wall construction where the glass and aluminum framing on a multi-story buiding passes on the exterior side of the floor slabs. A typical high-rise building will have a top-of-slab to top of slab distance of about 12 feet, but the slab-to-ceiling height is usually 8 feet. The 4 feet above the suspended ceiling contains the "spandrel beams" (the beams that hold up the floor slabs), electrical wiring, plumbig, mechanical ducts (heating and air conditioning) and fire suppression systems. Since most of these items are rather ugly, spandrel glass is used to high them from public view. Spandrel glass is not intended for use in a "vision glass" area. If you look at spandrel glass from the interior of a building looking out toward daylight, you will see pinholes and variations in the density of the coating.
What is a false ceiling?
any ceiling that is suspended below the original ceiling usually to conceal an ugly, or too high ceiling or to install flourescents with translucent panels to give the effect of the entire ceiling being lit up. lots of reasons and methods but basically is just a 2nd ceiling concealing the original.
What is ceiling voltage in exciter?
ceiling voltage is the maximum field voltage that the exciter can withstand before going into unstability
Why are ceiling fans reversible?
In the winter as you heat your house, the hottest air rises to the ceiling. Ceiling fans are reversible so that you can push this warm air off of the ceiling in the winter. Of course, you will most likely want to run the fan on its lowest speed, since a draft from the fan can actually make you feel colder.
Where did the term glass ceiling come from?
From Wikipedia:In economics, the term glass ceiling refers to situations where the advancement of a qualified person within the hierarchy of an organization is stopped at a lower level because of some form of discrimination, most commonly sexism or racism. However, since the term was coined, "glass ceiling" has also come to describe the limited advancement of the deaf, gays and lesbians, blind, disabled, and aged.
What The term glass ceiling is used in reference to employment discrimination against groups?
Women (APEX)
What is the term that describes the invisible barrier to women and minorities ability to advance in the corporate structure?
glass ceiling
What term describes the invisible barrier that keeps women from advancing to the top levels of a corporation?
the glass ceiling
What is the name of the glass ceiling woman?
The term "glass ceiling" was thought to first used to refer to invisible barriers that impede the career advancement of women in an article by Carol Hymowitz and Timothy Schellhardt in the March 24, 1986 edition of the Wall Street Journal.
What is an invisible barrier of discrimination that is supposed to prevent woman from advancing to higher levels with companies?
Glass ceiling.
What is the best description of the glass ceiling?
The phrase The Glass Ceiling is best described as when the advancement of a person in an organization stops due to discrimination or politics.
What is the term for a curved ceiling?
Vault ,or curved ceiling
What does the term glass ceiling mean in economics?
In economics, the glass ceiling suggests that there is a limit to how far you can go on the corporate latter. For instance, there is a good chance that an individual that has just started working for a company may not receive the role of a manager until they've been with the company for quite some time.
What actors and actresses appeared in Through the Glass Ceiling - 1995?
The cast of Through the Glass Ceiling - 1995 includes: Molly Orr as Alice Lacey
What is the best description of the phrase 'the glass ceiling'?
The phrase The Glass Ceiling is best described as when the advancement of a person in an organization stops due to discrimination or politics.
What actors and actresses appeared in Glass Ceiling - 2014?
The cast of Glass Ceiling - 2014 includes: Gemma Doorly as Samantha Patrick Joseph Byrnes as Mason
