bamboo ceiling

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|US|idiomatic}} A social [[barrier]] to further [[promotion]] or progression, in [[employment]] and elsewhere, for a person of [[East Asia|East Asian]] [[ethnicity]].
2. {{lb|en|East Asia|idiomatic}} A social [[barrier]] to further [[promotion]] or [[progression]], in [[employment]] and elsewhere, for women.

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