The woman who first uttered the feminist phrase 'glass ceiling' as a way to encourage women in the workplace, died of cancer.Marilyn Loden died at the age of 76 on August 6 after a year-long battle with small-cell lung cancer - but her legacy of supporting diversity in the workplace and encouraging women in leadership remains.The famous phrase 'glass ceiling' gained traction after Loden unexpectedly appeared on a panel at the Women's Action Alliance Conference in in 1978. Loden, worked in human resources at AT&T, wasn't supposed to speak, but was asked to fill in for a colleague.
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