"I think multinational companies like to recruit women in China," an ex-pat female senior executive in Beijing explained to me recently. "They are more likely to have the language skills, a cooperative management style, and are enthusiastic about working for foreign firms which are more likely to promote them." That may be why the leadership team I was working with last week was the reverse of what I see in most countries: women outnumbered men.
To read the original article: Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed - Avivah Wittenberg-Cox - Harvard Business Review
