Naomi was as a hired as a hardware engineer last year. For the most part she gets along very well with her predominantly male colleagues. She is aware that a supervisory position is about to open up, but is concerned that she may not have an equal chance at the promotion. Every fall, the boss organizes a guy's weekend retreat at his family cottage, and Karen is worried that being excluded from this social event outside work gives her male colleagues an unfair advantage. What do sociologists call this kind of employment barrier?

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The term "glass ceiling" refers to an invisible barrier that prevents certain individuals, often women and minorities, from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy or organization, despite their qualifications or achievements. Naomi's concern about not having an equal chance at promotion due to being excluded from social events that could influence workplace decisions is an example of this phenomenon.

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