Women in Business in Greece

Greece is relatively advanced in terms of gender equality in the workplace and foreign businesswomen will be treated fairly and with respect.

It is, however, important to maintain a professional approach and distance with male colleagues.

Although it is still fairly unusual to find senior female managers at the very highest levels of Greek-owned organisations, many multi-nationals promote Greek women to positions of authority.

Foreign business women may be surprised to find themselves complimented on their looks or fashion sense by male colleagues – this is all part of old-fashioned Greek charm and should be taken as such.

Author

This country-specific business culture profile was written by Keith Warburton who is the founder of the cultural awareness training consultancy Global Business Culture. 

Global Business culture is a leading training provider in the fields of cross-cultural communication and global virtual team working.  We provide training to global corporations in live classroom-based formats, through webinars and also through our cultural awareness digital learning hub, Global Business Compass.

This World Business Culture profile is designed as an introduction to business culture in Greece only and a more detailed understanding needs a more in-depth exploration which we can provide through our training and consultancy services.