After the Glass Ceiling, a Glass Cliff




Freakonomics Radio show

Summary: <p>Only 5 percent of <em>Fortune</em> 500 companies are run by women. Why? Research shows that female executives are more likely to be put in charge of firms that are already in crisis. Are they being set up to fail? (Part 5 of a special series, "The Secret Life of C.E.O.'s.")</p>