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Even though there is increasing diversity in the workplace, women and ethnic minorities experience difficulty in breaking thru the ____ _____, an invisible barrier to career advancement.

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Answer:

The Glass ceiling.

Step-by-step explanation:

This concept is a metaphor, referring to the difficulties a minority group can experience when trying to rise beyond some levels within any organization. For instance, in a male-dominated hierarchy within a company, a woman may find obstacles to rise to managerial or executive levels.

This will be caused more by implicit and unwritten biases, than because of official company policies.

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