Shattering stereotypes?

Posted by admin on Jun 3, 2011 in Articles | 0 comments

What are the stereotypes we have of each-other?  What do you think of western women when you get to know them?  Do they meet your expectations and previously held generalizations or are you often  surprised?  And for the westerner meeting with women from the GCC, what have been your expectations and generalizations?  Are there some generalizations that were positive on both sides?

I have heard story after story of stereotypes being shattered when people from the West and from the GCC meet and interact.  New generalizations are created, networking begins and often there is growth of understanding and career opportunities through these interactions.

Do western women and women from the GCC connect at the workplace and/or in social circles? Have you learned things from each-other? Shattered stereotypes?  Reinforce stereotypes?  What are the stereotypes?  Should we be aware of them as we raise our children to be globally minded citizens while cherishing our cultural values?