Almost half of all of these executives said developing global talent is now a high priority at their organizations and 80 percent agree it will be a high priority within the next five years. Despite a need for more global managers, U.S. companies barely tap their pool of qualified women. Expatriates are typically drawn from middle management ranks where women comprise half of the talent pool. 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.
Co. 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. Houston Women's Business Council sponsors 4th Annual Golf Classic and Auction Nov. 13 Soar with the eagles and sing with the birdies at the Houston Women's Business Council's 4th Annual Golf Classic and Auction on Monday, Nov. 13 at the Quail Valley Country Club in Missouri City, Texas. Featuring silent and live auctions, a golf tournament, a golf clinic and a specialty putting contest, this annual event offers a day of fun, excitement and networking opportunities for golfers and non-golfers, women and men. The silent auction opens at noon, and the live auction takes place during dinner and the presentation of awards to golf tournament winners, with Bob Nicholas and Robert Reid as emcee and auctioneer.