Global leadership is developed through foreign assignments. Selecting the best candidates for international assignments matters a lot. In most organizations, there is only a marginal representation of women in international assignments. This article talks about how women are sidelined for international assignments. Managements in many companies hesitate to send women overseas since women are perceived to encounter more prejudice on international assignments than men, making it difficult for women on international assignments to succeed.

The ability of an organization to develop global leaders has a direct bearing on its bottom line. Global leadership is developed through foreign assignments. Selecting the best candidates for international assignments matters a lot. In most organizations, there is an acute under-representation of women as far as such assignments are concerned. This imbalance in international assignments has critical implications on an organization's success. In this paper, we explore why very few women are sent on international assignments and what strategies they could adopt to ameliorate the problem.

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