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"Speaking to the media after being named leader of the Liberal Party, Sussan
Ley was asked if this appointment was an example of the “glass cliff effect”.
Ley said “I don’t accept that”. She went on:
I do say it sends a signal to the women of Australia that the Liberal Party
has elected its first woman leader but my agenda is much more than that.
Most of us are familiar with the concept of the “glass ceiling”, a metaphor
used to describe the invisible barriers which prevent women from succeeding in
senior leadership – and Ley could be seen as breaking the glass ceiling of the
Liberal party.
But the “glass cliff” applies to women who are elevated to positions of
leadership in a time of crisis, meaning they are perceived as having a high
probability of failure and will take the fall for their organisation.
The glass cliff evokes imagery of a woman being at the top of a mountain cliff.
Being on the cliff is a dangerous position: there is a high chance of falling –
or being pushed off."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
