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词汇 sticky-floor
释义 sticky floor
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌstɪk.i ˈflɔːr/ us /ˌstɪk.i ˈflɔːr/
a low position in an organzation or area of work from which it is difficult to make progress and get a better job :
She believes that if women are to storm the boardrooms, the sticky floor is more of a problem than the glass ceiling.
There seems to be a sticky floor effect for highly introverted people.
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glass ceiling
Campaigners for equal pay say women face either a glass ceiling because they are passed over for senior positions or a sticky floor because they are stuck in menial jobs.
Women often find it easy to get low-paid, part-time jobs but once in them, they find it difficult to progress - the sticky floors effect.
This book approaches sticky floors in the workplace in an easy, very readable style and gives good advice to help you.
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