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... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > glass cage
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > glass cage
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > glass cage
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment relationships > glass cage
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment relationships > glass cage
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > glass cage
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > glass cage

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glass cage  

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  • A glass cage is a sociological image denoting the structural location of disadvantaged groups at work. It refers to women's and minorities’ segregated jobs as a source of informal and persistent barriers for lateral and vertical career transitions. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Glass Cage]

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