Being the first woman to lead Australia’s Liberal Party, Sussan Ley argued that this was a turning point for the party or what was left of it, anyway. She had overcome the “glass ceiling,” an imperceptible, patriarchal barrier that prevents women from holding positions of authority.
Many, however, thought that Ley’s glass ceiling resembled a “glass cliff” and that she would eventually lose her hold and fall off. A phenomenon known as the “glass cliff” occurs when minorities, including women, are elevated to leadership positions during emergencies, putting them at a heightened risk of failure. Essentially, it asserts that women are often let to take the fall when they are eventually permitted to rise to the top.
Ley didn’t even last a year after being elected leader following the most crushing electoral loss in the contemporary Liberal Party’s history and amid internal party strife. Angus Taylor forced her out on Friday, claiming she lacked the skills necessary to improve the opposition’s lot. By a vote of 34 to 17, he was elected leader, and Senator Jane Hume was chosen to be his deputy.
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