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Eisabeth Harstad was employed as a traines at tho Norweglan risk monogement, consullanoy DNV when she realized that being 8 woman was a barrier. Although trairioss were supposed to go abroad the company had problerens linding a job for Elsabeth in a forelgn subsidiary: 'I wanted to po to London, Houston, or Singapore. At the end I menaged to gat an international assignment from Oslo to Copenhagen". This was in the 1960s. However, Harstad did not give up and pursued her career intensivel. Todry she is the matager of the research \& innovation unit at DNV - and since 2006 mernber of the boerd of directors of the large Narwegian chemical company Yara. Whan the new members of the board of cirectars were elecled, for the frst time it was an advantage for Elisabeth to be a woman. Since 2008, Norwegien comperies are required by taw to have 40 per cent female mambers of their board of diroctors. Thus, Elzoboth is pert of an coperiment - if women do not make it to the top on their oven, politics support this process in Norway. Discussion Questions: 1 Relate the situation in Norway to one of the cultural dimensions identified by Holstede. How can you explain it? 2 Can the rules for quotas of femalo managors bo applad in olher countles as welr? What are the adventages and disactuentages