chilly climate



chilly climate

Used to describe an area in which women's involvement or progress is not encouraged. It is typically applied to fields like politics and academia. I'm the only woman in the sociology department right now, and boy, is it a chilly climate. I can see that I will have a hard time advancing here.
See also: chilly

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Valli-Hinduism
Wibo-Frisian, Dutch
Yadon-Biblical Hebrew
GonÇAl-Catalan
Serafinase-rah-FEE-nah (Polish)Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish
Epiphanyi-PIF-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)