Despite a need for more global managers, US companies barely tap their pool of women managers. Expatriates are typically drawn from middle management ranks where women comprise half of the talent pool. Catalyst interviewed and surveyed more than 1,000 women and men current and former expatriates, expatriates' spouses, frequent flyers, and human resources executives. Men and women are nearly equally represented in this Catalyst study. Fifty-five percent of women expatriates are married, in contrast to 78 percent of men expatriates.
People of color account for nearly a quarter of expatriates surveyed.
The press breakfast, attended by media and 250 business managers and professionals, began with a presentation of findings by Catalyst President Sheila Wellington. Rennie Roberts, Executive Vice President and COO of Catalyst, then moderated a panel discussion. Inc. Catalyst is a nonprofit research and advisory organization that works to advance women in business. Its dual mission is to enable professional women to achieve their maximum potential and to help employers capitalize on the talents of their female employees.