"It’s hard to escape from the shadow of your mentor and find your own footing."
"It’s a harder sell when you are promoting from within..."
"A16Z used to have a rule where no one internally would be promoted to be a GP..."
From where I come from, the term glass ceiling is not just limited to women but all forms of discrimination at workplace denying someone/anyone a rise up the ranks. In the US, the term seems to be exclusively used in the domain of gender dynamics.
> The metaphor was first coined by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women.[0]
> "A glass ceiling" represents a barrier that prohibits women from advancing toward the top of a hierarchical corporation.[0]
> That may be how you use the term
That's the thing: It's not just me, but the entire country where I work, doesn't limit its usage to gender or minority.
> but that's not what the term means.
"a situation in which progress, esp promotion, appears to be possible but restrictions or discrimination create a barrier that prevents it."
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/glass+ceiling
"Invisible but real barrier through which the next stage or level of advancement can be seen, but cannot be reached by a section of qualified and deserving employees. Such barriers exist due to implicit prejudice on the basis of age, ethnicity, political or religious affiliation, and/or sex."
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/glass-ceiling.h...
"Since becoming commonplace in contemporary language it [glass ceiling] has become generally applied to obstacles encountered in any field and by any group"
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/glass-ceiling.html
"a point after which you cannot go any further, usually in improving your position at work"
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass-ce...
Probably best to stop there then, as this has nothing to do with it.