Discrimination And Bias

adjective An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'exclusionary' describes something that is related to exclusion or the act of excluding.

noun a metaphor referring to the phenomenon where women or minorities are more likely to be put into leadership positions during times of crisis or downturn, when the chance of failure is higher

• The concept of the glass cliff refers to the trend of women being appointed to leadership positions during times of crisis or downturn.
• It seems like women are often put in charge when things are already going downhill, known as the glass cliff.
• Being handed the leadership role when everything is falling apart is like standing on the glass cliff.
• She felt like she was teetering on the edge of a glass cliff, unsure if she would be able to lead the company out of trouble.