@tanepiper @cstross Isn't there a phenomenon that when a business is about to fail and go through a painful change, the board put a woman or person of colour in charge? The term is a Glass Cliff, and this article makes mention of it, even mentioning the phenomenon appearing in the conservative party when it looks like a seat might be lost. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/women-often-put-charge-failing-companies