Women are often only elevated to positions of leadership during times of crisis when there is a higher risk of failure. Here's how we can change that, writes WheelerMelissaA
than their male counterparts, even when they are performing at the same levels.
In addition to greater scrutiny , another relevant area of research led to formulating the concept of the glass cliff. It is one that highlights the greater tendency for women to be appointed to leadership positions in times of crisis or periods of increased risk. During such times, people may consciously or unconsciously search for different kinds of leadership traits, relying on different stereotypes of what it means to be a leader, as compared to times of relative stability.
Once women assume leadership, having surmounted assumptions of a perceived ‘lack of fit’ and other obstacles encompassed in the glass ceiling, the glass cliff adds extra pressures, including the perceived. In somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy, as women are more likely to be promoted to corporations and political parties already in downward trajectories, failure is of course more likely than in lower-risk appointments.
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