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it addresses the tendency to promote women into problematic situations, whether that's organizational or situational. This makes it more likely that their performance will falter. The metaphor of the glass cliff is that women in this position are at risk of falling off a cliff and failing.

Cliff's response of "Who are three people who've never been in my kitchen?" is deemed humorous, but incorrect. (The correct response was "What were the real names of Cary Grant, Tony Curtis and Joan Crawford?") Cliff loses all of his money and a contestant with only a $400 total is crowned Jeopardy!

The glass cliff phenomenon occurs when women do reach the top levels of the corporate ladder—but only during crisis when the company is experiencing poor performance or turmoil.

The Notorious Glass Ceiling and Treacherous Glass Cliff It represents the systemic biases and discriminatory practices that prevent qualified women from ascending to top positions, relegating them to lower levels of authority despite their competence and qualifications.

The term 'glass ceiling' refers to the invisible nature of the barriers preventing women and people of marginalized groups from reaching higher positions. They can still see these positions through the invisible barriers, but they cannot reach them due to these same barriers.

Male study participants said that women are less suited than men to difficult leadership roles or strategic decision-making, or that the glass cliff is unrelated to gender. Additional research has suggested that women see precarious glass cliff opportunities as the only chances for advancement.

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