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vertical segregation
noun [U] HR, WORKPLACEDefinition
› the situation where people do not get jobs above a particular rank in organizations because of their race, age, or sex: Career progression of women and men in the higher education sector confirms a pattern of vertical segregation. → Compare horizontal segregation, occupational segregation
(Definition of vertical segregation noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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