. Explain the difference between the glass ceiling and the glass escalator.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Varies. Glass ceiling: an artificial boundary that allows women to see the next occupational or salary level even as structural obstacles keep them from reaching it. Glass escalator: the nearly invisible promotional boost men gain in female-dominated occupations.
KEY: Learning Objective: 10.4: Explain the sociological roots of the gender wage gap.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Gender and Economics: Men, Women, and the Gender Wage Gap
Difficulty Level: Hard
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