{
  "id": 14455341,
  "title": "What is the ‘glass cliff’? McKinsey demotes senior partner over remarks on women CEOs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/what-is-the-glass-cliff-mckinsey-demotes-senior-partner-over-remarks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:59:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/what-is-the-glass-cliff-mckinsey-demotes-senior-partner-over-remarks-on-women-ceos-11791979997230.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "McKinsey has removed senior partner Chris Bradley from his leadership roles after he questioned the \"glass cliff\" phenomenon on LinkedIn. The \"glass cliff\" is a term used to describe the situation where women are appointed to senior leadership positions during times of organizational crisis. Bradley's comments, which suggested the concept was a convenient excuse for women to be \"always a victim in the rain and empowered in the sunshine,\" drew criticism. Bradley remains a senior partner at McKinsey, but his leadership roles were removed following the review of his comments.",
  "summary": "McKinsey has removed senior partner Chris Bradley from leadership roles after his LinkedIn comments questioning the ‘glass cliff’ phenomenon drew criticism.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}