Some executives interviewed for the study worried that this bias would hurt their business I'm sure they did. The fact that it was multi-nationals doing the h

Some executives interviewed for the study worried that this bias would hurt their business I'm sure they did. The fact that it was multi-nationals doing the hiring is I think an important factor. "Foreigners" are often expected to behave eccentrically, and if they are hiring women managers, oh well. I think a native company doing the same thing would face a more uphill battle. Still, very heartening, and perhaps enough to start a snowball effect in some countries.