You have been a successful division manager in a company with subsidiaries in several countries in Europe and Southeast Asia. Your boss wants to help your career growth and offers you the opportunity for an expatriate assignment in Saudi Arabia, knowing a success there will open the door to a directorate role upon your return. As a female and knowing that this subsidiary has all males in every leadership position, you have some concerns of discrimination and unfair treatment that will make the assignment difficult. Would you accept the position? Why? How would you prepare to face the challenges to gain the respect and trust of the males who will be important to your success or failure?

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