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The economy in 2013 was held back by tax increases, government spending cuts mandated by the sequester process, the temporary government shutdown, and the possibility that a binding debt ceiling would require further cuts in government outlays.

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So for a long time in the economic sphere, we've lived with the term "glass ceiling."

For one thing, it puts men and women in a really antagonistic relationship with one another, because the men are these devious tricksters up there who've put up this glass ceiling.

And we're always below the glass ceiling, the women.

And we have a lot of skill and experience, but it's a trick, so how are you supposed to prepare to get through that glass ceiling?

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