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   glass cliff

   noun

   • 1. used with reference to a situation in which a woman or member of a minority group ascends to a leadership position in challenging circumstances where the risk of failure is high: "we don't know if women face the glass cliff in tech more than other industries"

   Word Origin 2004: coined by psychologists Michelle Ryan and Alex Haslam on the pattern of glass ceiling.

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