Female expats

Hello,
I am going to complete my bachelor's degree in International Business Communication in a few months at a distance University in Germany. For my thesis, I am writing about female expatriates in islamic countries such as the United Arabic Emirates and I am very interested in your experiences.
I would be so glad and thankful if you could fill in my poll added to this thread and post it.
Thank you very much in advance for your help!

Greets, Tatjana

A poll about cultural challenges
faced by female expatriates
in the United Arabic Emirates

Chapter I  Information about yourself and your operational area


1.    Are you in a leading position in your enterprise?
   □ yes                   □ no

2.    Please tell your age group:
□  25-30
□ 31-40
□ 41-50
□ 51-60

3.    Do you have children and are they accompanying you abroad?
□  yes, I have, and they are with me on my stay abroad
□ yes, I have, but they are at my home country right now
□ no, I dont have any children


4.    Are you married and is your spouse staying with you abroad?

□ yes, I am married and my spouse is with me abroad
□  yes, I am married, but my spouse is staying home right now
□ no, I am single or not in a relationship

5.    Since when have you been an expatriate in the UAE?

□ < 1 year
□  1  3 years
□ 3-5 years
□ > years


Chapter II   Your working environment abroad

1.    For the professional contact with colleagues in theUAE, I have prepared myself on my own (for example by learning the foreign language, by studying cultural guides, by visting classes and more)

□ yes, by ________________________________________________________

□ no

2.    Have you been prepared by your enterprise for your temporary stay abroad and how?

□ yes, by_________________________________________________________                   □ no

3.    Does your enterprise provide special support for your integration abroad?

□ yes, it does                   □ no

4.    Do you notice a different kind of contact with women in comparison to your working environment at your home country?

□ yes, I do, and it can be noticed by __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________        □ no

5.    Could these possible problems in your working environment abroad possibly be caused by cultural difference or the gender role of women?

□ yes, by cultural difference                   
□ I think, it could rather be caused by the gender role of women
□ I dont have any problems

                   





Chapter III  Your private environment abroad

1.    How difficult or easy is your daily routine taking place abroad?
□ easier than at home                   
□ it is more difficult


2.    Have you been successful in finding new friends? If it is so, which cultural background do they have?

□ unfortunately, no                             □ yes, they are locals from the UAE   
□ yes, they are natives from my home country
□ yes, they are from diverse cultural backgrounds


3.    In the case that you found new friends at your new staying place  These friends are:
□ women from the private environment                 
□ women from the working environment

□ men and women from the private environment                           
□ men and women from the working environment

□ men from the working and/or from the private environment   
 

4.    Can you hold down to your favorite leisure activities at your stay abroad?

□ yes                   □ no


5.    Have your family been prepared by your enterprise for your stay abroad?

□ yes                   □ no




Thank you very much for your answers!