Asia for Women on Business

For American and European professional women, doing business in Asia is no simple matter. This how-to book clearly and concisely covers every aspect of the Asian business experience, from jet lag to protocol to after-hours socializing. Checklists summarize winning strategies for handling all manner of situations, and the authors give specific information and advice for Asia's "Four Tigers," Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. An excellent resource for the female road warrior!

Teaching English as a second language...

Eva Lynne explains that there are usually several teaching positions available for qualified, adventurous, travelling women at the Gateway Language Village in Zhuhai, China (http://www.glvchina.com). These include:

ESL Teaching positions with every age, ethnicity, and experience welcome.

Communication Assistant positions available for women ages of 18 +. This position is for a gregarious personality who can facilitate conversation between themselves and Chinese students for the evening English Corner program. This position also helps coordinate outings with Chinese students on weekends. Other duties may include but not be limited to occasional teaching (depending upon experience) and special short term projects.

Intern Positions available. This position is for the purpose of heading up certain projects (to be decided between you and the management team) and for a certain period of time (to be determined by the length and complexity of your project chosen).

Paid Volunteer Position. This position is for someone who wants to come to China and work in a school for a period of three months as a paid volunteer learning about Chinese culture and teaching. Duties vary with age and experience of volunteer. Some people come and work as a volunteer for three months while searching the Chinese job market for teaching positions.

Readers are welcome to contact Eva Lynne directly at her e-mail address (evalynne2001@yahoo.com) for more information or they can check the school website at: http://www.glvchina.com/.

Eva writes: "There are so few things parents of 18-19 year old teens can do together, but this is a great prospect for that. I have two grown daughters of my own. This is a perfect chance for a mother and daughter to have a three-month experience working together either in the same position or same school and different positions -- depending on the personalities involved."

Ed. note: Journeywoman.com has never visited or researched this school and therefore cannot provide any background. We suggest that interested applicants connect via e-mail with women who have already worked there -- first-hand reports are usually very helpful.