Rosalina has recently been passed over for a promotion. This is the third time it has happened despite excellent performance reviews. Her manager assures her that she was qualified for the promotion but that "that's just the way things go." After this last disappointment, Rosalina discovered that no women or minority candidates have been promoted to upper management positions at the company. Rosalina appears to have
A) A diversity-oriented employer.
B) A lack of communication skills.
C) Hit the glass ceiling.
D) Reached her peak.
E) A need to brush up on her skills.

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As women and with minorities move up the corporate ladder, they may encounter a glass ceiling, a metaphor for an invisible barrier that makes it difficult for women and minorities to move beyond a certain level in the corporate hierarchy.

Rosalina Has Recently Been Passed Over for a Promotion