History professor Gil Troy, an expert on the American presidency and the role that first ladies play in supporting their husbands, thinks Clinton ought to slow down and give the matter more thought. Nothing else could so revive her flagging reputation as an independent and powerful political force. The public wants its first ladies to know their place. Management professor Nancy Adler talking to The New York Times about females on business trips in countries with markedly different cultures than North America. Be sensitive to a culture, but don't mimic it.
Businesswomen can avoid some local customs by making it clear they're different from local women.