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When women are chosen for leadership positions over units or departments in crisis, this is breaking the glass cliff, because women are now in leadership positions. referred to as the glass cliff, because the chance of any leader failing in such a position is higher. breaking the glass ceiling, because the chance of any leader failing in such a position is lower. referred to as the glass ceiling, because men are denied leadership positions?

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It refereed to as breaking the glass cliff BECAUSE THE CHANCE OF ANY LEADER FALLING IN SUCH A POSITION IS HIGHER. The probability of falling and failing in an higher position during a crisis is very high and that is why it is described as 'breaking the glass cliff'. The glass cliff refers to the phenomenon of  women been more likely to rise to positions of organisational leadership and to succeed in the position during crisis than in the time of peace.
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