May 7, 2017 22:52
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Spanish term

el problema es que llegan pocas

Spanish to English Other Journalism Phrase used in an interview
Hi!

I'm translating an interview with executive from a Spanish financial-services company from Spanish into British English and I'm having trouble with a turn of phrase. Please see the question and answer below for the full context:

¿Crees que el reconocimiento de la mujer en el sector empresarial en Europa es muy diferente a España?
No es un tema de reconocimiento, el problema es que llegan pocas. El techo de cristal existe y es muy dificil de superar. Cada país tiene sus características y sus propias barreras. En general, si trabajas duro y das el 100% tienes las mismas oportunidad que un colega masculino. El problema aparece cuando tienes hijos y hay que compaginar el papel de madre con el profesional.

I was thinking something along the lines of '...few come through', but I'm not feeling hugely sure about it. Could someone help please?

Many thanks!

Proposed translations

+7
4 mins
Selected

the problem is that not many make it

I like "make it" for "llegan" here.
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : I totally agree and also with your turn of phrase
10 mins
agree Cecilia Gowar : or "only a few make it".
15 mins
agree Helena Chavarria : I like your suggestion.
16 mins
agree Charles Davis
17 mins
agree Christian [email protected]
2 hrs
agree neilmac
9 hrs
agree Clarkalo
21 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
10 mins

there aren't many women coming through the door to begin with/in the first place

Or, few women make it this far.
Peer comment(s):

agree JohnMcDove : The second, shorter version. :-)
2 mins
Few women make it this far?
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
20 mins
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31 mins

the problem is that not all that many are successful

When one talks about breaking though the glass ceiling, that refers to overcoming every obstacle and becoming successful.
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45 mins

the problem is that just a few make it through

It even rhymes :=)
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1 hr

the problem is few reach the top

Another idea.
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