3.grass ceiling
3.草坪天花板
Definition: a set of social, cultural, and discriminatory barriers that prevent or discourage women from using golf to conduct business.
定义:一系列阻止女性通过高尔夫运动来做生意的社会及文化歧视性障碍。
Quotation: Most private golf clubs prevent women from playing during the most popular golfing hours such as weekend mornings. Many clubs also have men-only dining rooms and prevent women from voting on club rules. And, when a couple divorces, or a male member dies, the club often orders the woman to clean out her locker. Many women say the restrictions hurt their efforts to be equals in the business world. Like the executive “glass ceiling,” the grass ceiling keeps women from advancing in business.
引文:大多数私人高尔夫俱乐部不允许女性在高尔夫最高峰时间(如周末上午)打球。很多俱乐部为男性专门设有餐厅,不允许女性为该俱乐部的规则投票。另外,当夫妻离婚后或者丈夫去世后,俱乐部经常要求女性清空她的寄物柜。很多女性说这些限制有损商界男女平等的原则。正如行政人员遭遇的“玻璃天花板”一样,“草坪天花板”阻碍了女性在商界的发展。