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Emma Hinchliffe, Kinsey Crowley

Bed Bath & Beyond female CEO fits 'glass cliff' trend

(Credit: Courtesy of Bed Bath & Beyond)

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! General Motors exceeded earnings expectations for Q1, 41% of male student-athletes are unaware of their school's policies and procedures for sexual violence, and Bed Bath & Beyond's CEO took a job on a glass cliff. Happy Wednesday.

- Beyond saving. Over the weekend, Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing was the next step in the demise of the once-beloved home goods chain—and repeated a pattern typical for a certain category of female CEO.

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