Getting on top of the glass cliff: Reviewing a decade of evidence, explanations, and impact
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Women are more likely than men to hold risky and precarious management positions (glass cliff).
“Furthermore, the challenges persist even for those who manage to break through the glass ceiling, as women are more likely than men to hold risky and precarious management positions-a phenomenon referred to as the 'glass cliff' (Amakye et al., 2021;Ryan et al., 2016).”
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- Authors
- Ryan, M. K., Haslam, S. A., Morgenroth, T., Rink, F., Stoker, J., & Peters, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Groningen (NL)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Ryan, Michelle K.
- Venue
- The Leadership Quarterly
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-06
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 446-455
- ISSN
- 1048-9843 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2282655057
- Cited by
- 439
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 59 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 46 · 2019: 47 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 4
- FWCI
- 65.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- Locations
- The Leadership Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter) (acceptedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- European Social Fund (4130)
- Economic and Social Research Council (062 23 0135)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Politics and Representation
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Keywords
- glass cliff, women in leadership, gender and leadership, leadership appointments, moderators, gender stereotypes
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