okay so in psychology years ago we learnt that it’s common for companies to put women in charge when there’s a predicted downfall so that they could be all ha see women suck at being in charge. and I just find it interesting how the UK is gonna have a female PM right after Brexit so like years from now people are gonna be like “the country saw some of its worst years under a woman” when it was men that fucked it up and then ran
They do this on purpose?
Edit: I looked at the wikipedia page and yeah they do this.
“Ryan and Haslam’s research showed that once women break through the glass ceiling and take on positions of leadership they often have experiences that are different from those of their male counterparts. More specifically, women are more likely to occupy positions that are precarious and thus have a higher risk of failure—either because they are appointed to lead organizations (or organizational units) that are in crisis or because they are not given the resources and support needed for success.[3]
Extending the metaphor of the glass ceiling, Ryan and Haslam evoked the notion of the “glass cliff” to refer to a danger which involves exposure to risk of falling but which is not readily apparent.[3] “It therefore appears that after having broken through a glass ceiling women are act”
Why do they take the positions then?
Under Explanation:
“Haslam has said that women executives are likelier than men to accept glass cliff positions because they don’t have access to the high-quality information and support that would ordinarily warn executives away.
Utah State University professors Ali Cook and Christy Glass say women and other minorities view risky job offers as the only chance they’re likely to get”
(Source: wasred, via icantgetanythingelse)
Women and marginalized people who speak out against injustices committed against them are not only labelled “difficult” or “annoying,” Ahmed writes — they are often blamed for creating the very problem they speak against.
“When you do speak out, you are seen as a problem, as if the problem is only there because you speak about it,” she writes. “It is as if the problem would go away if you stopped talking about it.”
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