ガラスの崖がけ

expression, noun

glass cliff

A business term describing a situation where women or minority leaders are promoted to risky leadership positions during times of crisis, setting them up for failure. Often used in discussions of workplace gender dynamics.

• 不ふ況きょうのときに女じょ性せいが社しゃ長ちょうに抜ばっ擢てきされるのは、ガラスの崖がけの典てん型けい例れいだ。

  Appointing a woman as president during a recession is a classic example of the glass cliff.

• ガラスの崖がけという現げん象しょうは、経けい営えい学がくの分ぶん野やでよく研けん究きゅうされている。

  The glass cliff phenomenon is often studied in the field of business administration.