Glass Cliffs Are Not So Easily Scaled: On the Precariousness of Female CEOs' Positions
质疑玻璃悬崖现象的普遍性，指出仅凭财务数据无法揭示女性领导职位的脆弱性，需结合更广泛的背景来理解性别不平等。
Adams, Gupta and Leeth ( British Journal of Management , 2008) question the universality of the glass cliff after finding no differences in US companies' financial performance either before or after the appointment of male and female CEOs. We agree that glass cliffs are neither universal nor ineluctable, but urge caution in interpreting this null result. This is because the nature and significance of women's precarious leadership positions becomes more apparent when one goes beyond archival financial data and compares the broad circumstances of male and female leaders. Here multiple strands of research suggest that above the glass ceiling the playing field for men and women is far from level.