Which of these is true about North American women on foreign assignments?

A) Most foreign executives simply refuse to work with women.
B) Gender is a bigger hurdle than culture.
C) The greatest barrier to foreign assignments for North American women has been self-disqualification and prejudice among home-country managers.
D) North American women have suffered an above-average failure rate on foreign assignments.
E) Canadian women have proven to be twice as successful as U.S. women.

Studies have shown that the greatest barrier to foreign assignments for North American women has been their own self-doubt and a lack of support from home-country managers. Gender is a hurdle but not necessarily a bigger one than culture. Most foreign executives do not refuse to work with women. While North American women have previously had a relatively high failure rate on foreign assignments, this statistic has improved in recent years. There is no evidence to suggest that Canadian women have been twice as successful as U.S. women.