International Business: The New Realities, 5th Edition

Success Strategies for Women Managers in International Business

The chapter opener noted how Google aims to hire minorities, women, and people from varied cultural backgrounds. In many countries, being a female expatriate can be an advantage for developing and leveraging strengths as a woman and as a manager. In the long run, managerial competence wins out over prejudice.47

Many women have found ways of overcoming senior management bias against sending females abroad. Obtaining foreign assignments is easier if you speak a foreign language or have other international skills. Substantial experience as a domestic manager or in short international assignments improves prospects for working abroad. Garnering strong support from senior management ...