It's been nearly 20 years since the researchers, Michelle Ryan and Alexander Haslam, documented a phenomenon they called the glass cliff. This tendency for women leaders to only break through the glass ceiling when the organization is in crisis, making it more difficult for them to succeed. Recent examples include Stephanie Pope at Boeing and Linda Yaccarino at X (formerly Twitter).
Dr Suze Wilson is a Senior Lecturer at Massey University’s School of Management.
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