John is an elementary school teacher who is encouraged by management to apply for the vacant principal position at his school. Even though there are equally qualified or more qualified female teachers, he is told he will get excellent recommendations and likely receive the job. In this example, John is likely:

John is riding the glass escalator.

Explanation:

Riding the glass escalator is a term that describes how men in a female-dominated work environment enjoy advantages that put them at higher positions because of gender.

In this question, John is working in female teachers dominated school. Although the women are more experienced than John, he is favourite to become the next principal of the school simply because he is a man.

In other words, John's likely promotion is not based on seniority systems or evaluation and assessment of performance. It is rather based on his male gender.

Is riding the glass escalator

Explanation:

John is an elementary school teacher who is encouraged by management to apply for the vacant principal position at his school. Even though there are equally qualified or more qualified female teachers, he is told he will get excellent recommendations and likely receive the job. In this example, John is likely riding the glass escalator.

In this context, the glass escalator means the undue favorable treatment of an individual/a male thus granting him a fast track in his career goals. It is the term used to describe the undue/hidden advantage men have over women in the corporate world which grants them a faster career path.