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The concept of the “glass cliff”, or when women are sent to the pipebreaker

2024-03-28T11:46:02.036Z

Highlights: The concept of the “glass cliff”, or when women are sent to the pipebreaker. This concept consists of appealing to women in times of failure. The promotion is beautiful but poisonous. There is no shortage of cases of women propelled to the edge of the glass cliff. The more difficult the challenge is to overcome, the more “chances” they have of being called to the top of the hierarchy. Result: it is they who will have to assume the consequences of an almost announced shipwreck.


You knew about the glass ceiling, but maybe not this “glass cliff”. This concept consists of appealing to women in times of


The promotion is beautiful but poisonous. Have you ever noticed that women often access key positions or prestigious missions when the risk of failure is highest? When things are going badly (low results, unfavorable environment, etc.), perspectives suddenly open up to them. This is what we call “the glass cliff”.

The more difficult the challenge is to overcome, the more “chances” they have of being called to the top of the hierarchy. Result: it is they who will have to assume the consequences of an almost announced shipwreck. There is no shortage of cases of women propelled to the edge of the glass cliff.

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Source: leparis

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