Meanings
nounglass escalator (plural glass escalators)
plural glass escalators
- The supposed fast tracking of men into advanced positions when they enter a female-dominated profession.
Origin
Modelled on glass ceiling.
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glass escalator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glass%20escalator
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“glass escalator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glass%20escalator. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glass escalator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glass%20escalator.
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