{"id":18873,"date":"2026-03-23T11:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inkcinct.com.au\/?p=18873"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:22:41","slug":"the-glass-ceiling-the-class-ceiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inkcinct.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/the-glass-ceiling-the-class-ceiling\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GLASS CEILING, THE CLASS CEILING"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18873\" class=\"elementor elementor-18873\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1ff562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1ff562\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61b14b6\" data-id=\"61b14b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0e8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb0e8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>This was drawn in response to a recent article about gender inequality. In that article it referred to the glass ceiling, an invisible, unacknowledged barrier\u2014rooted in bias, tradition, and structural discrimination\u2014that prevents qualified women from advancing into senior leadership positions.\u00a0 While this is a serious ongoing problem I think by far the biggest issue is the widening gap between the rich and the poor.\u00a0 It\u2019s my view that where you grew up and what education you receive has a far bigger impact on your opportunities for economic and social advancement than your gender.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06f5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e06f5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CARTOON REFERENCE NUMBER:\u00a0 2026-11<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was drawn in response to a recent article about gender inequality. 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