Which of the Following Best Explains the Low Percentage of Women

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the low percentage of women chosen for international assignments in the United States?

• A) The role of women as homemakers and caregivers does not allow for international assignments.
• B) Men are generally more interested to take up international assignments than women.
• C) Prejudice faced by American women executives in foreign, male-dominated societies is exaggerated.
• D) There is a widespread belief that traditional roles of women in male-dominated societies preclude women from being successful in these societies.
• E) Expenses involved in sending an unmarried women executive abroad are far higher than the expenses incurred in sending a married man with family.

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