The glass ceiling is the degree to which a culture tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty.

Glass Ceiling

A metaphor for the invisible barriers that prevent certain groups, often women and minorities, from advancing to higher levels of leadership and management.

Ambiguity

A situation or statement that is unclear or open to more than one interpretation.

Uncertainty

The state of having limited knowledge where it is impossible to exactly describe the existing state, a future outcome, or more than one possibility.