Which of the Following Best Explains the Low Percentage of Women

question 13

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 precludes 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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