a 2007 study found that female news consumers in the united kingdom were likelier than male ones to accept that the glass cliff exists and is dangerous and unfair to women executives. female study participants attributed the existence of the glass cliff to a lack of other opportunities for women executives, sexism, and men's in-group favoritism. male study participants said that women are less suited than men to difficult leadership roles or strategic decision-making, or that the glass cliff is unrelated to gender.