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bamboo ceiling

Especially in America, a social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.
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bamboo ceilingIn East Asia, a social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for women.
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