<P> The first person to use the phrase was Marilyn Loden , during a 1978 speech . The concept of the glass ceiling was later popularized at the National Press Club in July 1979 . This was at a Conference of the Women 's Institute for Freedom of the Press led by Katherine Lawrence of Hewlett - Packard . This was part of an ongoing discussion of a clash between written policy of promotion versus action opportunities for women at HP . </P>
<P> The first person to use the phrase was Marilyn Loden , during a 1978 speech . The concept of the glass ceiling was later popularized at the National Press Club in July 1979 . This was at a Conference of the Women 's Institute for Freedom of the Press led by Katherine Lawrence of Hewlett - Packard . This was part of an ongoing discussion of a clash between written policy of promotion versus action opportunities for women at HP . </P>
where did the glass ceiling term come from
where did the glass ceiling term come from
Marilyn Loden
Marilyn Loden