Perhaps my phrasing was not sufficiently clear. I make no a claim that this case falsifies the "bamboo ceiling hypothesis". Rather, it seems like there is quite

Perhaps my phrasing was not sufficiently clear. I make no a claim that this case falsifies the "bamboo ceiling hypothesis". Rather, it seems like there is quite a bit of evidence in this case that the reasons for Zhu's firing were unrelated to race/ethnicity/culture. To my knowledge, for instance, highly informal professional attire/attitude and use of hallucinogens are not staples of Chinese culture or tradition.