<p>For</a> Chinese Women, U.S. MBAs Are All the Rage - Yahoo! News</p>
<p>"Hu is part of a wave of women from China, Taiwan, and Vietnam pursuing U.S. MBAs, and their numbers are driving up the overall number of women in such programs"</p>
<p>In several Asian countries, it's not uncommon to see parents favoring male offsprings. It's good to see these young ladies making a push for the top. </p>
<p>The one issue that puzzles me is how the US schools address the vastly different business environments you encounter in Asia. I know a friend of mine who was very successful here, and totally failed in managing an enterprise in an Asian country because of his utter lack of skills and values to deal with the local bureaucracy and union leaders. Then there were countries where many successful small-business used a 3-book system - one that was real, one that was for the benefit of the government, and one for the "partner" you were practically forced to have in order to be permitted to run a business. I'm curious how our B-schools provide enough realistic knowledge of "the-ways-of-the-world" overseas?</p>
<p>they cant. it is very hard for foreigners to do/start business in china (and even harder if you are not white/look white). i do not advise african americans to get into china. they view dark skin as bad because the farmers/labor people aka poor people have darker skin in china (they work more in the sun). they will view/respect you less kindly even more if you are black and female.
to be successful in china you have to bribe the gov and local officials. that includes yearly contributions and “donations”. also, the asians especially the chineses value connections/“friendships” the most. they give different deals based on how much they like you. for foreigner managers to get into china without a chinese partner/gov “friend” is very risky and most likely not succeed. if you want to get into china, make friends with the chinese foreign students in the college because they tend to be the offspring of rich parents/gov official.</p>
<p>My brother and SIL know a number of Chinese women with high powered MBAs. One was the maid of honor at their wedding. They do have a tough time in China, and many are under employed here too. The woman I know is a top drawer student with honors from a top 5 university and a Harvard MBA. Has had a hard time capitalizing on it, something that has come up in a number of discussions. </p>
<p>A problem she, is the inability to sell self in terms of being “rainmaker” which is what top paying jobs often want to in a quality. Getting an analyst type level job is a cinch for her but she has not been able in the many years she has been in the work force to rise above that. It is bitter thing for her. Don’t get me wrong; she is doing very well, but not in relationship to her HBS peers.</p>