The Glass Cliff: Exploring the Dynamics Surrounding the Appointment of Women to Precarious Leadership Positions
探讨“玻璃悬崖”这种歧视现象,回顾档案和实验证据,识别多种可能促成该现象的机制,并概述应对策略,强调消除歧视需克服维持现状者的阻力。
In this paper we explore the “glass cliff” form of discrimination. We review archival and experimental evidence of the glass cliff and identify multiple processes as having the potential to contribute to the phenomenon. We also outline a range of potential reactions to the phenomenon, and we elaborate strategies for eliminating glass cliffs, but, as with other forms of (gender) discrimination, we argue that these depend on the capacity for disadvantaged groups to overcome resistance on the part of those who are motivated to maintain the status quo.