Women expatriates and diverse genders and sexualities/LGBTIQA+ expatriates

Susan Shortland

Chapter 9 in The Authoritative Research Guide to Expatriates, 2025, pp 238-268 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter examines the expatriation of women and diverse genders and sexual minorities, drawing upon four decades of academic literature on women expatriates and research conducted since 2010 on expatriates of diverse genders and sexual orientations. It considers assigned and self-initiated expatriates as well as intersectionality. The chapter focuses on key themes and highlights these with examples. Research into women, diverse genders, and sexual minority expatriates is characterised by in-depth studies and rich data, providing depth of understanding, particularly of the main challenges experienced. Nonetheless, the research is mainly cross-sectional and based on small samples. Theoretical framing has been varied, particularly in respect of women expatriates, meaning that we do not have strong predictive power to determine outcomes from interventions to improve expatriate diversity. Women are less well represented as assigned expatriates than as self-initiated expatriates, suggesting that institutional factors act as barriers. Organisational action is needed to tackle institutional isomorphic behaviours. An agenda for future research is suggested.

Keywords: Assigned expatriates; Diversity; Intersectionality; Self-initiated expatriates; Sexual minority expatriates; Women expatriates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035326457
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