Supporting Female Executives to Create Expat Success Abroad

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Today on the Thriving Abroad podcast we are recognising International Women’s Day 2019 as we celebrate the contribution that female assignees make as they undertake international roles for organisations around the world. I talk with Gertraud Eregger, an international HR expert and expat transition coach about the strategies and approaches that female executives can take to create professional and personal success abroad and beyond. We also discuss ways organisations can better support them through the experience.

You can download the show notes from HERE

We’ve come a long way since the 1980’s when Adler reported that only 3% of international assignees were female. Now around 20 – 25% of international assignees are female depending on the industry and location in question. An improvement yes, but it is not time to relax just yet.

As organisations increasingly recognise the developmental nature of international roles and the value of a global and international mindset for future leaders, it is imperative that women are given the opportunity to develop those skills on an equal footing to men.

Unless this happens the lack of female representation in global mobility will perpetuate the disproportionate representation of females in leadership roles going forward. There is much work to be done. You can read more about ‘Why women are under-represented in international roles, and what can be done about it’ HERE.

Introducing Gertrude Eregger:

Gertraud is an international HR expert and expat transition coach. She is Austrian by birth, lived and worked as expat in Africa and currently in Jamaica. Gertraud is an expert in international recruitment, talent acquisition, executive search and transition coaching. As a coach, she is passionate to support female expatriates to overcome challenges when starting a new leadership role in a new country and culture, during the assignment or repatriation, so they feel focused, energised and have a positive mindset.

In our conversation we talk about:

• Five key challenges that female assignees manage simultaneously.
• Two ways in which Gertrude believes women experience different challenges to their mail counterparts.
• Selection – and the factors companies take into account when selecting international assignees.
• What women can do to secure international positions.
• How expats can be better prepared both personally and professionally.
• Tips for female expats about settling in well to their new professional roles and lives abroad.
• How companies can better support the settling in phase.
• Onward career progression, what assignees can do to manage their careers and how companies can facilitate the process.

“Companies need to develop an expat culture that really embraces the opportunities and also realistic challenges of being an expat, what it takes for people to move with their families and how this step fits into a long-term vision for their career”

How to connect with Gertraud Eregger:

You can connect with Gertraud through LinkedIn HERE

Connecting with Louise Wiles

Email: Louise@thrivingabroad.com

Buy her book: THRIVING ARBOAD: The definitive guide to professional and personal relocation success HERE and download the associated workbook HERE

Join the podcast conversation in the closed Facebook group HERE

 

 

 

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