2006, David Pollitt, Diversity in the Workforce, Emerald Group Publishing (→ISBN), page 4:
Extending the metaphor of the "glass ceiling" we suggest that women are more likely than men to find themselves on a "glass cliff", such that their positions of leadership tend to be associated with an increased risk of failure.
2015, Klea Faniko, Fabio Lorenzi-Cioldi, Oriane Sarrasin, Eric Mayor, Gender and Social Hierarchies, Routledge (→ISBN), page 105:
Following the glass-ceiling metaphor, Ryan and Haslam called this type of bias the glass cliff. The “cliff” highlights the risky nature of these women's leadership positions, and “glass” refers to the invisibility of this differential treatment of women.
2016, Roxane L Gervais, Prudence M. Millear, Exploring Resources, Life-Balance and Well-Being of Women Who Work in a Global Context, Springer (→ISBN), page 95:
The interventions can, therefore, help to combat the glass cliff phenomenon internationally. We first provide background information on the glass cliff phenomenon and gendered leadership beliefs.
2019, Pereira, Elisabeth T., Paoloni, Paola, Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market, IGI Global (→ISBN), page 209:
In addition to these theories, social psychological and social structural factors can cause the glass cliff.
