Editing Glass cliff (section)

=== Political examples ===
* In 1990, two female [[Premiers of the Australian states|Premiers]] were appointed in [[Australia]]: [[Joan Kirner]] inherited a significant deficit in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], while [[Carmen Lawrence]] headed the [[Western Australian Labor Party]], which had previously been accused of corruption.<ref>{{cite web|last=Range|first=Jae Lynn|title=No Glass Ceiling for Women? Beware Of The Glass Cliff!|url=http://www.askajna.com/blog/glass-ceiling-women-beware-glass-cliff/|access-date=2014-05-23|archive-date=2014-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225948/http://www.askajna.com/blog/glass-ceiling-women-beware-glass-cliff/ |date=November 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, [[Kristina Keneally]] was appointed Premier of [[New South Wales]] amid low polling for her party and their eventual defeat in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/nobodys-girl-20100520-vp10.html|title=Nobody's girl|last=Wright|first=Tony|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-02|date=2010-05-20|work=Sydney Morning Herald|archive-date=2019-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612143918/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nobodys-girl-20100520-vp10.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Julia Gillard]] was appointed as Australia's first female prime minister and subsequently ousted amid procedural complaints about the [[leadership spill]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Wareham McGrath |first=Susan |title=The Glass Cliff Claims Another Victim – Was Julia Gillard's Fall From Grace Inevitable? |url=http://www.abn.org.au/blog/glass-cliff-another-victim-julia-gillard/ |publisher=Australian Businesswomen's Network |access-date=23 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225732/http://www.abn.org.au/blog/glass-cliff-another-victim-julia-gillard/ |date=2 July 2013 |archive-date=23 May 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Walsh">{{cite book|last1=Walsh|first1=Kerry-Anne|title=The Stalking of Julia Gillard|date=2014|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=Crows Nest, NSW, Australia|isbn=9781760110864|title-link=The Stalking of Julia Gillard}}</ref>
* In 1993, the Canadian [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative Party]], facing low approval ratings and almost assured loss in the [[1993 Canadian federal election|upcoming general elections]], elected [[Kim Campbell]], then [[Defense minister|Defense Minister]], to replace [[Brian Mulroney]] as its leader. The election dealt the Progressive Conservatives the most devastating defeat in Canadian history, reducing them from 156 seats to 2.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caroline-simard/women-in-leadership-and-t_b_776291.html|title=Women in Leadership and the Glass Cliff|last=Simard|first=Caroline|date=29 October 2010|work=Huffington Post|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-date=25 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025070052/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caroline-simard/women-in-leadership-and-t_b_776291.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 2009, Indonesian Finance Minister [[Sri Mulyani]] was accused of misappropriating the country's funds to conduct an alleged unauthorized bailout for Bank Century a year prior which was failing at the time. She contested that the Rp.&nbsp;6.7&nbsp;trillion ($710&nbsp;million) bailout was necessary, in order to prevent the country's economy from crashing and received a warning of the bank's impending failure from the central bank.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jejak 'Panas' Boediono dan Sri Mulyani di Petaka Century |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20180411172952-12-290109/jejak-panas-boediono-dan-sri-mulyani-di-petaka-century |date=13 April 2018 |first=Oscar |last=Ferry |work=CNN Indonesia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115180444/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20180411172952-12-290109/jejak-panas-boediono-dan-sri-mulyani-di-petaka-century |archive-date=2023-01-15 |access-date=2023-01-15}}</ref> She decided to resign as finance minister in 2010 after 5 years and 7 months in office during [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]]'s presidency, keeping the country's economy stable during the [[2008 financial crisis]].[[File:A presidente Dilma Rousseff durante cerimônia contra o impeachment em 31 de março de 2016.jpg|thumb|Dilma Rousseff during her 2016 impeachment trial]]
* In 2010, [[Dilma Rousseff]] was appointed candidate for president of Brazil by the [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Partido dos Trabalhadores]] (Workers' Party) when they were being investigated by the Federal Police for allegations of corruption schemes. She won the presidential election and was reelected for a second term in 2014. She was then [[Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff|impeached]] in 2016.
* In 2016, [[Theresa May]] became leader of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom shortly after a referendum result to leave the EU caused the [[Pound sterling|pound]] to drop in value to levels not seen in 30+ years.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGregor |first=Jena |title=Congratulations, Theresa May. Now mind that 'glass cliff' |date=12 July 2016 |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/07/12/congratulations-theresa-may-now-mind-that-glass-cliff/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713155508/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/07/12/congratulations-theresa-may-now-mind-that-glass-cliff/ |archive-date=13 July 2016}}</ref>
* In 2020, [[Agnès Buzyn]] replaced [[Benjamin Griveaux]] as the [[Renaissance (French political party)|LREM]] candidate for Mayor of Paris, after the initial candidate's alleged [[Sexting|sexts]] with a woman were leaked.
*In 2020, [[Chrystia Freeland]] was appointed as Canada's first female federal finance minister during the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-18 |title=Chrystia Freeland marks a milestone as the first female federal finance minister. Is she standing on a glass cliff? |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/chrystia-freeland-marks-a-milestone-as-the-first-female-federal-finance-minister-is-she-standing/article_c1b0bc51-338a-5419-b959-f599456178b2.html |first=Angelyn |last=Francis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326191033/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/18/chrystia-freeland-marks-a-milestone-as-the-first-female-federal-finance-minister-is-she-standing-on-a-glass-cliff.html |archive-date=2023-03-26 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> Her appointment to minister of finance was a direct result of former minister [[Bill Morneau]]'s WE Charity Scandal.
*In 2021, U.S. Vice President [[Kamala Harris]] was tapped to lead the response to challenges at the [[Mexico–United States border|southern border]], which has historically been a significant and polarized issue in American politics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lemire |first=Jonathan |date=May 24, 2021 |title=Biden Taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges |url=https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-lead-migrant-crisis-response-joe-biden-3400f56255e000547d1ca3ce1aa6b8e9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805171800/https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-lead-migrant-crisis-response-joe-biden-3400f56255e000547d1ca3ce1aa6b8e9 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
*In 2022, [[Liz Truss]] became leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following Boris Johnson's [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|resignation after a government crisis]], and amid a surge in [[2021–2023 inflation surge|global inflation]] and the [[2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis|domestic cost of living]]. She resigned on her fiftieth day in office, following a [[October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|second government crisis]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Armitage |first=Rebecca |date=2022-10-20 |title=How Liz Truss's brief and chaotic tenure as Britain's PM unravelled |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-21/liz-truss-a-spectacular-british-downfall/101547598 |access-date=2023-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bores |first=Sarah |date=2022-12-08 |title=Gender and Power: Liz Truss and the Glass Cliff Theory |url=https://www.bostonpoliticalreview.org/post/gender-and-power-liz-truss-and-the-glass-cliff-theory |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=The BPR |language=en}}</ref>
*In 2024, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was nominated as the Democratic party candidate in the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]] following President Biden's [[Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election|withdrawal]] from the race.<ref>{{cite web |first=Linda |last=Robinson |date=November 8, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris and the Glass Cliff |url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/kamala-harris-and-glass-cliff |quote=It was a classic case of a woman leader being thrust into a 'glass cliff' situation, a term first coined to address how most women came to be appointed CEO. Faced with a company/party/country in freefall, a highly qualified woman is tapped to rescue a situation that might well be unsalvageable. This was the fate of Carly Fiorina at Hewlett Packard, Teresa May in the United Kingdom, and Kamala Harris in 2024. |access-date=11 November 2024 |work=[[Council on Foreign Relations]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/was-kamala-harris-a-victim-of-the-glass-cliff/91000682 |title=Was Kamala Harris a Victim of the Glass Cliff? |work=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |date=8 November 2024 |first=Suzanne |last=Lucas |access-date=11 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/07/22/kamala-harris-and-the-glass-cliff-that-lies-ahead-of-her/ |work=[[Forbes]] |date=22 July 2024 |title=Kamala Harris And The Glass Cliff That Lies Ahead Of Her |first=Janice Gassam |last=Asare |access-date=11 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/glass-cliff-kamala-harris |work=[[British Vogue]] |access-date=11 November 2024 |title=What Is The Glass-Cliff Theory, And What Does It Have To Do With Kamala Harris? Let Us Explain |first=Elise |last=Taylor |date=25 July 2024 }}</ref>
* In 2025, [[Sussan Ley]] was [[2025 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election|elected]] as the first female [[Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia]] after the Liberal Party received its worst seat share ever at the [[2025 Australian federal election]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chrysanthos |first1=Natassia |title=Glass ceiling or glass cliff? What awaits Sussan Ley as first woman to lead the Liberals |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/glass-ceiling-or-glass-cliff-what-awaits-sussan-ley-as-the-first-woman-to-lead-the-liberals-20250509-p5lxuq.html |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=13 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513085011/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/glass-ceiling-or-glass-cliff-what-awaits-sussan-ley-as-the-first-woman-to-lead-the-liberals-20250509-p5lxuq.html |archive-date=13 May 2025}}</ref>