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Jeff C. 🇺🇦🇬🇱May 11, 2023

With the news that Musk has apparently selected a woman to take over for him as Twitter’s CEO, I am reminded of the “glass cliff” phenomenon:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/women-often-put-charge-failing-companies

When/if Twitter ultimately goes under, remember that Musk created the conditions for it to do so.

Why women are often put in charge of failing companies

The glass cliff is a phenomenon in which women are more likely to be put into leadership roles under risky and precarious circumstances.

PBS NewsHour

@jeff The corollary to that is women often get called in to be part of Donald Trump's legal team. With the result that they inevitably get sanctioned...
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/19/judge-sanctions-trump-habba-clinton-00078700

https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/trump-ally-sidney-powell-asks-court-overturn-sanctions-over-election-lawsuit-2022-12-08/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/former-trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-censured-for-falsehoods-about-2020-election

Judge sanctions Trump, Habba nearly $1 million for ‘completely frivolous’ Clinton suit

The judge ordered Trump and Habba to pay $938,000 to cover the legal costs for the 31 defendants Trump linked in his year-old lawsuit.

POLITICO