brass ceiling

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Last week, a brass ceiling was shattered. For the first time in its 238-year history, the United States Navy promoted a woman to the rank of four-star admiral, the service’s highest rank.

Michelle Howard Becomes First Female 4-Star Admiral 2014
Lloyd Austin breaks 'brass ceiling' as first Black defense secretary

Lloyd Austin breaks 'brass ceiling' as first Black defense secretary Nick Schifrin 2021
This targeting of women and people of color has solidified the “brass ceiling” – a term used to describe the limited opportunities for promotion for women and Black service members – and is creating a military leadership that doesn’t reflect the service members they command or the nation they represent.

Pete Hegseth is rebuilding the Army’s ‘brass ceiling’ Jeremiah Favara 2026