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GLASS WALL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Sociology of Work
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glass wall
1, record 1, English, glass%20wall
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Glass walls describe women's isolation and alienation caused by the gendered workplace ... While glass ceilings are barriers to vertical promotions, glass walls are barriers to horizontal moves to functional divisions and departments. 2, record 1, English, - glass%20wall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Sociologie du travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mur de verre
1, record 1, French, mur%20de%20verre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le célèbre «plafond de verre» (le fait de préférer un homme à une femme ayant les mêmes diplômes dans l'attribution de postes décisionnaires de haut niveau) et aussi le «mur de verre» (le fait de préférer un homme à une femme ayant les mêmes diplômes lors d'un changement de poste) restent la norme à la fois dans le secteur privé et dans le monde politique. 1, record 1, French, - mur%20de%20verre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Exterior Covering Materials
- Walls and Partitions
- Architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pan de verre
1, record 2, English, pan%20de%20verre
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- window wall 2, record 2, English, window%20wall
correct
- glass wall 3, record 2, English, glass%20wall
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By removing the dependency between the openings and the supporting structure, reinforced concrete created the possibility of the façade being entirely constituted by a continuous glass frame: the "pan de verre." 4, record 2, English, - pan%20de%20verre
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Revêtements extérieurs
- Murs et cloisons
- Architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pan de verre
1, record 2, French, pan%20de%20verre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rideau de verre 2, record 2, French, rideau%20de%20verre
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de mur-rideau dans lequel le verre constitue l'élément apparent essentiel. 2, record 2, French, - pan%20de%20verre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les bâtiments à usage industriel, commercial ou sportif, les éléments de façade sont de grandes dimensions et l'on peut distinguer : les façades-rideaux industrielles [...]; les simples bardages qui ne comportent pas d'isolant thermique; les pans de verre constitués de vastes vitrages montés sur une ossature apparente en bois, métallique, en béton, ou «s'autocontreventant» par une implantation en dents de scie (aéroports) qui permet ainsi de supprimer l'ossature de montage. 3, record 2, French, - pan%20de%20verre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Revestimientos para exteriores
- Paredes y mamparas
- Arquitectura
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pared acristalada
1, record 2, Spanish, pared%20acristalada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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