The Impact of Gender Stereotyping on Female Expatriates; A Conceptual Model of Research

Abstract

Over the past decade, a rising trend in female expatriates has caused organisations to rethink their perceptions with regard to women in international assignments [10,30].Although female expatriates are bound to confront the phenomenon of "glass ceiling" initially to be able to pursue managerial positions abroad, Adler argued that low percentage of female expatriates is a result of lack of organisational confidence on the women's abilities and due to discrimination against women in foreign culture [1]. Research on female expatriates has been dominated by issues in the genre of cross-cultural adjustment and adaption the issue of gender stereotyping being highly under researched [5,18,21].In this context, evidence from Agars confirms the under examination of gender stereotypes that contribute to discrepancies in gender distribution [2]. Hence the purpose of this study is to develop a preliminary model of research to analyse the crucial factors and underlying implications of gender stereotyping on female expatriates. The findings from the review on existing studies