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An ethical dilemma involves a conflict between two moral imperatives that are both difficult to navigate. Favoritism, nepotism, and cronyism describe partiality based on group affiliation, family ties, or friendships, respectively. Whistleblowing highlights the tension between fairness and loyalty, while the glass ceiling represents invisible barriers hindering certain demographics from advancing in their careers.

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An ethical dilemma involves a conflict between two moral imperatives that are both difficult to navigate. Favoritism, nepotism, and cronyism describe partiality based on group affiliation, family ties, or friendships, respectively. Whistleblowing highlights the tension between fairness and loyalty, while the glass ceiling represents invisible barriers hindering certain demographics from advancing in their careers.

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Ethical Dilemma

An ethical dilemma or ethical paradox is a decision-making problem between two possible moral
imperatives, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable. The complexity arises
out of the situational conflict in which obeying would result in transgressing another.

Favouritism/Nepotism

Favoritism, the broadest of the terms, refers to partiality based upon being part of a
favored group, rather than job performance.
Nepotism refers to partiality to family whereas cronyism refers to partiality to an associate
or friend. 
Whistle Blowing
Whistleblowing is the term used when a person passes on information concerning
wrongdoing, such as corruption, sexual harassment... This can be referred to as "blowing
the whistle", "making a disclosure", "making a whistleblowing report", or otherwise.
The ethics of whistleblowing is a tricky matter. Whistle-blowing brings two moral values,
fairness and loyalty, into conflict. ... A virtuous whistle-blower acts in an ethical manner if
she truly believes a responsibility exists to protect the public interest.
Glass Ceiling
A glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that keeps a given
demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. The metaphor was first coined by
feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women.

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