Abstract
Public management research and research on organizations more generally has focused on diversity in leadership, with particular attention to issues of gender. This article explores the organizational circumstances under which women attain leadership positions in public organizations. Using a sample of school districts this study finds support for the glass cliff theory and suggests that women are more likely to get into leadership positions when the risk of failure is higher. Additionally, women hold more leadership positions when women are in elected positions, women are in lower ranking positions, and agencies are larger.
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