军警女性面对的brass ceiling
<p> 说起阻止女性在职场升迁的玻璃天花板（<span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>），很多人应该都知道。不过，由于职业领域不同，各行业中对于这种升迁障碍的叫法也有所差异，比如，在军队和执法部门，这种障碍就叫<span word="brass">brass</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>（黄铜天花板）。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Brass">Brass</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="imaginary">imaginary</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="progressing">progressing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span>.</p><p> <span word="Brass">Brass</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>（黄铜天花板）指存在于军队和执法部门中、阻止女性进一步升迁的一个无形障碍。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="unbreakable">unbreakable</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="rungs">rungs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> ‘<span word="brass">brass</span>’ <span word="here">here</span> <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buttons">buttons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brass">brass</span>.</p><p> <span word="Brass">Brass</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>一词是由<span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>（玻璃天花板）演化而来的，后者指不顾资质和成绩，阻碍少数民族和女性在职场升迁的一道无形又难以打破的障碍。这里的<span word="brass">brass</span>一词就代表军队和执法部门的制服，因为他们的制服纽扣都是用黄铜做的。</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>:</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="brass">brass</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="assignments">assignments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span>.</p>
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