Why the Glass Cliff Persists
b'It\'s been nearly two decades since the term "glass cliff" was coined; it refers to the tendency for women to break through the glass ceiling\\xa0to top\\xa0management\\xa0roles\\xa0only when there is a big crisis to overcome, which makes it more difficult for them to succeed. In short, senior female leaders are often set up to fail\\xa0\\u2014\\xa0and this continues to happen today, as recent examples from business, politics, and academia show.\\xa0Sophie Williams, a former C-suite advertising executive and global leader at Netflix, has researched\\xa0why the glass cliff remains a problem\\xa0and\\xa0offers advice for women facing them\\xa0\\u2014\\xa0as well as lessons for the broader corporate world.\\xa0She\'s the author of the book "The Glass Cliff: Why Women in Power Are Undermined - and How to Fight Back."'