Women in Business in Portugal

Women in Business in Portugal

Although Portugal is a fairly traditional culture, foreign business women are treated fairly and with respect. It is important to maintain a professional approach and distance with males colleagues but there is a strong and increasing movement towards Portuguese women being involved in business.

It is still fairly unusual to find senior female managers at the very highest levels of Portuguese owned organizations.

This does not mean however that Portuguese men will forget old world traditions and may mean, for example, that they will not allow a woman to pay for a lunch or dinner.

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 Portugal only and a more detailed understanding needs a more in-depth exploration which we can provide through our training and consultancy services.