Gender, careers, and kids: a qualitative study of the partners of international employees
ABSTRACTThis paper examines the relocation experiences of sixteen women and men who moved with their children to Aotearoa New Zealand when their partners took up career positions in that country. It analyses the relative weight they gave to their careers and their relationships with their partners a...
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| description | ABSTRACTThis paper examines the relocation experiences of sixteen women and men who moved with their children to Aotearoa New Zealand when their partners took up career positions in that country. It analyses the relative weight they gave to their careers and their relationships with their partners as they responded to the challenges posed by these transitions. Attention to the interests of children is also identified as significant in their career decisions. Interviews with similar numbers of women and men whose partners were globally mobile employees enables analysis of the diverse ways in which gender shapes career pathways during a period of transition. The findings contribute to a complex analysis of the situation of those previously referred as a ‘trailing’ or ‘accompanying’ spouse when a dual career couple engages in international relocation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc93e10b94da4fa5b115862de3ef26ae2023-09-14T05:07:07ZengTaylor & Francis GroupKōtuitui1177-083X2023-09-0111910.1080/1177083X.2023.2252873Gender, careers, and kids: a qualitative study of the partners of international employeesRosemary Du Plessis0Mohini Vidwans1Department of Sociology and Anthropology, School of Language, Social and Political Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New ZealandFaculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New ZealandABSTRACTThis paper examines the relocation experiences of sixteen women and men who moved with their children to Aotearoa New Zealand when their partners took up career positions in that country. It analyses the relative weight they gave to their careers and their relationships with their partners as they responded to the challenges posed by these transitions. Attention to the interests of children is also identified as significant in their career decisions. Interviews with similar numbers of women and men whose partners were globally mobile employees enables analysis of the diverse ways in which gender shapes career pathways during a period of transition. The findings contribute to a complex analysis of the situation of those previously referred as a ‘trailing’ or ‘accompanying’ spouse when a dual career couple engages in international relocation.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/1177083X.2023.2252873Genderdual-career couplesinternational careersglobally mobile employeescareer role saliencepartner role salience |
| spellingShingle | Rosemary Du Plessis Mohini Vidwans Gender, careers, and kids: a qualitative study of the partners of international employees Kōtuitui Gender dual-career couples international careers globally mobile employees career role salience partner role salience |
| title | Gender, careers, and kids: a qualitative study of the partners of international employees |
| title_full | Gender, careers, and kids: a qualitative study of the partners of international employees |
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| title_short | Gender, careers, and kids: a qualitative study of the partners of international employees |
| title_sort | gender careers and kids a qualitative study of the partners of international employees |
| topic | Gender dual-career couples international careers globally mobile employees career role salience partner role salience |
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