Rhiannon Joyce

We have had to unlearn so much of what was imposed on us by our bosses.

And we were told that is what is going to get you a promotion.

That is a,

I will hand on my heart say that was said to me.

If you are not seen as the last person leaving this office, if you are seen taking a doctor's appointment in the middle of the day, you will be questioned.

And that is fucked.

Like I'm saying that.

But it was 100% the reality that we had to experience.

Do you know the phrase, the glass cliff?

No, I know the glass ceiling, but not the glass cliff.

So the glass cliff is this idea that women are often put into positions of power, like a CEO role, when shit hits the fan.

So, you know, a business is in turmoil or crisis, they've had a scandal or, you know, the market share is quite shit.

And usually this term is...

specifically related to businesses that are listed on the stock exchange as well.

So optics wise, you've got this woman who's coming and being put into a position to save the day.

But the fact of the matter is it's only when shit hits the fan.

Yeah.

And it's so frustrating because so often these women, you know, we're wanting women at the top and we're wanting them to be into positions of power.

But the reality of it is...

the lay of the land and the industry itself is usually fucked or the business is fucked.