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glass cliff

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Japanese Meaning
危機や不況など、リスクの高い状況下で女性がリーダーシップの役割に就かされる現象。 / 困難な局面で、伝統的にリスクを伴うポジションに女性が採用され、失敗の可能性が高まる状況を指す現象。 / 組織・社会において、危機時において女性をリーダーに選任することが、結果的に過大なリスクを伴う場合があるという現象。
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その会社が苦境に陥ったとき、彼女はグラスクリフ(女性が危機や低迷期に失敗しやすいリスクの高い役割に就きやすい現象)の下で昇進し、ほとんどの人が解決不可能だと考えていた問題を解決することが期待された。

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(sociology) A phenomenon where women in leadership roles are likelier than men to achieve such roles during periods of crisis or downturn, when the risk of failure is highest.

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When the company struggled, she was promoted under a glass cliff, expected to fix problems few believed were solvable.

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When the company struggled, she was promoted under a glass cliff, expected to fix problems few believed were solvable.

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