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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

And I'm Sam.

Sam, does this situation sound familiar?

It's a colleague's birthday next week. A male boss says to a female employee,

you're great at organising things, would you buy a card and get everyone in the office to sign it?

Oh, and we'll need to order a cake too, thanks. You're amazing.

Yes, I have seen that. A male boss asks a woman to do all the jobs that keep the office running,

but do nothing to advance her career or improve her chances of promotion.

That's when someone moves up into a higher, better paid position in a company.

Sadly, this happens a lot. In many workplaces around the world,

it's the men who are considered born leaders and promoted up the corporate career ladder,

while the women are given less important roles.

Even today, many working women find themselves at a point in their career

beyond which they cannot progress. An invisible barrier to succeed referred to as the glass ceiling.

But in this programme, we'll be meeting the members of the No Club,

a group of women saying no to the glass ceiling,

by publicly questioning the kinds of jobs men and women are asked to do in the workplace.

And of course, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

But first, I have a question for you, Sam.

Despite the glass ceiling, women do make it to the top jobs in many areas of work and business,

even in the male-dominated world of politics.

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