The ‘glass cliff’ and why the McKinsey saga shows it still exists
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A senior Australian partner at global consultancy firm McKinsey made global headlines this week when he was stripped of a key leadership position after deriding the so-called “glass cliff” for women at work. Chris Bradley, who remains a senior partner at the firm, was dumped from a leadership role after he said on LinkedIn that the glass cliff was a “very convenient way to always be a victim in the rain”. (https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/mckinsey-strips-australian-partner-of-leadership-role-after-glass-ceiling-comments-20261012-p614ne.html) Gender equality expert Dr Michelle Ryan coined the term more than 20 years ago to describe a trend of women being more likely to be appointed to leadership roles in times of crisis. Ryan, now the director of the Australian National University’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, is today's guest on The Morning Edition. Further reading • McKinsey strips Australian partner of leadership role after ‘glass cliff’
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