L'emploi des femmes managers pour des missions internationales

The last decade has seen an increasing focus on the gender of top executives and boards of directors of firms, and on the issues surrounding achieving gender equality in management at all levels within organisations (Smith et al, 2006). Despite major changes in equal opportunities, legislation and initiatives in a number of companies across the world, the literature continues to show that "the proportion of women reaching top positions is still very low in most countries, though it has been increasing in the US and in some European countries" (Smith et al, 2006, p.569). In nearly half of the 41 countries studied, women appear to generally be found in around 20 and 30 percent of legislative, senior official, and managerial positions (Wirth, 2001).

On the other hand, in a few countries, such as the Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka, women hold less than 10 percent of legislative, senior official and managerial positions. Various strategies, from national government regulation to financial and educative support have tried to address this issue, based on the concept of promotion of equality of access to all roles.