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Record 1 2022-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Sociology of Work
CONT

A glass cliff refers to the fact that women are commonly promoted to leadership roles in certain industries during times of crisis or downturn and are, therefore, set up for failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Sociologie du travail
CONT

[...] le concept de «falaise de verre» renvoie à la tendance de nommer des femmes à des postes de pouvoir au sein d'organisations qui vacillent. Une pratique qui place ces nouvelles leaders dans une situation où le risque d'échouer est élevé et où la responsabilité des mauvaises décisions prises par leurs prédécesseurs tend à leur être imputée.

Spanish

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