050 The "Glass Cliff": The Hidden Danger for Female Leaders

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You've heard of the "glass ceiling," but what about the "glass cliff?" Sophia, drawing from her perspective as a woman, explains this phenomenon where women are more likely to be appointed to leadership positions in companies that are in crisis. Charles and Sophia discuss the dangers and double standards that these leaders face, and ask the viewers to share their thoughts.

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00:00Truth and Trends. I'm Sophia and with me is Charles. Today we're talking about a very important

00:13social issue that affects women in the workplace. The glass cliff. Being a woman I can say that

00:18this is a very real thing and it's a conversation that we need to be having. Sophia, I've heard of

00:22the glass ceiling but I'm not familiar with the glass cliff. So what is it? The glass cliff is

00:27a phenomenon where women are more likely to be appointed to leadership positions in companies

00:31that are in a crisis. It's a dangerous promotion and it's a very real thing. So they're more likely

00:36to be appointed to a company that's already failing? Yes. A lot of studies have found that

00:40when a company is in trouble, the board of directors is more likely to take a risk and appoint a woman

00:45to the top job. So they're being set up for failure. That's the argument. The woman is appointed to a

00:50company that's already in trouble and if she fails, she's seen as a bad leader. But if a man fails,

00:55he's seen as a leader who took a risk. That's a huge double standard. It is. So what's the big

00:59takeaway from all of this? I think the big takeaway is that we need to be more mindful

01:03of the double standards that women face in the workplace. And we need to make sure that they're

01:07given the same opportunities to succeed as men. So it's a matter of fairness. So Charles,

01:11it feels like we've covered the most important aspects of this issue. But I want to ask our viewers

01:16a question. Have you or someone you know experienced this phenomenon? We would love to hear your thoughts

01:21in the comments. We would. Well, with that, we'll wrap up this video. Viewers, I hope you have

01:25received some valuable information. I hope so too. We'll be back with another interesting topic

01:30on the next video. Absolutely.

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