Sentence:  Many Asian American attorneys are finding they may have excelled in law school and were able to land their first job, but their careers are not moving forward the way they would like. It has been described as a “<WSD>bamboo ceiling</WSD>.” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Especially in America, a social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.