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A professor in the United Kingdom has discovered a new form of discrimination against women – ailing companies that hire them in an effort to get the firm back on track, the BBC reports.
Psychologist Alex Haslam of Exeter University has dubbed this form of subtle discrimination the “glass cliff” syndrome. He says the women are being parachuted into positions with a high risk of failure.
Haslam says that, given the choice between a male and a female candidate, companies were much more likely to choose the female candidate when the company was doing badly.
