Will the Next UN Leader Shatter the Glass Ceiling but Fall Off the Glass Cliff?

How will the next UN chief be chosen and who wants the job?

Will the Next UN Leader Shatter the Glass Ceiling but Fall Off the Glass Cliff?

The next UN leader may be a woman, the essayist writes, not because of progress in gender equality but because the UN “is entering a period of acute institutional crisis.” When organizations falter, “they appoint women.” A UN town hall with some secretary-general candidates in 2016. SCREEN GRAB/UNWEBTV The United Nations is planning to select a new leader this year. After 80 years and nine men in the job, diplomatic circles and civil society org…