Glass cliff is a senior job or important project, particularly one given to a woman, with a high risk of failure.

“玻璃悬崖”指的是交给女性的一项有很大风险或很可能失败的高级工作或重要项目。

 

The glass cliff is a term that describes the phenomenon of women in leadership roles, such as executives in the corporate¹ world and female political election candidates, being likelier than men to achieve leadership roles during periods of crisis or downturn, when the chance of failure is highest.

“玻璃悬崖”描述的是这样一种现象，在危机或衰退期，当失败的风险最高时，女性比男性更容易获得领导职位，比如当上企业高管或者在政治大选中胜出。