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I always live in hope of seeing the world's power imbalances resolved, so we can normalise a bit more diversity, but this article seems to do a good job of covering the difficulties that start to emerge. Whole article linked underneath my selected quote, and I added the bolding.
Sarah Mullally breaks the Anglican Communion’s glass ceiling
"In stable times, these credentials would be more than enough to earn the confidence of the faithful. But this is not a particularly stable time...
Mullally’s expertise as a nurse and a pastoral theologian gives her a unique set of qualifications to address such a situation. Yet her appointment also follows a pattern seen in the secular world: When the identity of “man” becomes too problematic, bring in a woman. Indeed, of more than 200 male leaders who lost jobs due to involvement in Me Too scandals, an impressive number of their replacements were women. (This number is especially notable given the small number of women in secular leadership roles.)
There are evidence-based reasons to bring in a woman leader in times of crisis. Research shows that women are more likely to promote a collaborative work environment, to treat others fairly, and to exercise transformational leadership. In the wake of scandals, such qualities become even more desirable.
That said, the secular world’s pattern of appointing women after a sexual abuse crisis reflects a wider phenomenon called the glass cliff, in which women and people of color are appointed to leadership roles following any kind of debacle. This means that they’re more likely to assume such positions in precarious times. It also means they have a higher risk of failure—and if they don’t succeed, their identity can be blamed instead of the circumstances. (Fun fact: White men tend to be brought in after such occurrences, a phenomenon researchers call the savior effect.)"
Sarah Mullally breaks the Anglican Communion’s glass ceiling
All who can manage to respect the Egalitarian Christians SOP are welcome to share thoughts, experiences and opinions.
Sarah Mullally breaks the Anglican Communion’s glass ceiling
"In stable times, these credentials would be more than enough to earn the confidence of the faithful. But this is not a particularly stable time...
Mullally’s expertise as a nurse and a pastoral theologian gives her a unique set of qualifications to address such a situation. Yet her appointment also follows a pattern seen in the secular world: When the identity of “man” becomes too problematic, bring in a woman. Indeed, of more than 200 male leaders who lost jobs due to involvement in Me Too scandals, an impressive number of their replacements were women. (This number is especially notable given the small number of women in secular leadership roles.)
There are evidence-based reasons to bring in a woman leader in times of crisis. Research shows that women are more likely to promote a collaborative work environment, to treat others fairly, and to exercise transformational leadership. In the wake of scandals, such qualities become even more desirable.
That said, the secular world’s pattern of appointing women after a sexual abuse crisis reflects a wider phenomenon called the glass cliff, in which women and people of color are appointed to leadership roles following any kind of debacle. This means that they’re more likely to assume such positions in precarious times. It also means they have a higher risk of failure—and if they don’t succeed, their identity can be blamed instead of the circumstances. (Fun fact: White men tend to be brought in after such occurrences, a phenomenon researchers call the savior effect.)"
Sarah Mullally breaks the Anglican Communion’s glass ceiling
All who can manage to respect the Egalitarian Christians SOP are welcome to share thoughts, experiences and opinions.
