Jennie understands the complexity
of dual career couples and those situations where one person travels frequently for work.
Not exact matches
But there were few extended conversations about being part
of a
dual -
career couple or explorations
of how both you and your partner could meld work and family.
In today's world
of dual -
career couples in the work force, our public policy has not caught up.»
When it comes to gross income, many lenders say it's acceptable today to factor in a second income if you're part
of a
dual -
career couple.
Given the sharp rise in women's advancement in education and the impact this has on
dual -
career couples and their earning potential, women will be less likely to play the role
of the «accommodating spouse» as it pertains to childrearing duties.
According to current statistics, in the U.S. today women make up 50 %
of the workforce (The Shriver Report, 2009) and
dual -
career couples comprise over 70 %
of two parent households with children (Bianchi, 2008).
It can be a struggle to be part
of a
dual -
career (two - scientist)
couple.
The hiring
of dual -
career couples is no longer surprising; it is increasingly seen as necessary and normal.
As their relationship deepened, they were faced with the dilemma
of many
dual -
career couples: Whose
career would chart the course
of their marriage?
Dual -
career couples raise a number
of new tasks for German universities.
Schröder is one
of many young scientists in a so - called «
dual -
career couple» situation in which both partners would like to benefit from their professional opportunities.
«If you have any sort
of ties that bind you to one particular spot on the planet, it diminishes your chances to absolutely zero,» warns Kay Schneitz, who knows from personal experience the difficulty
of being half
of a
dual -
career couple.
In recent years the number
of stories about
dual -
career couples has exploded.
Next Wave: What could be done to improve the situation for such
dual -
career couples from your point
of view?
One
of these
couples, by the way, has solved all the problems arising from being a
dual -
career couple by sharing one full - time position.
The issue
of dual -
career couples can make life complicated for employers as well as employees.
For
dual -
career couples with children at home, the key to survival is flexibility and a dose
of good luck, says Jeanette Hofman, a contributor from the Netherlands.
Finally, although an MD / PhD
couple may face double the challenges, we find that the simple knowledge that you have a partner who understands helps to alleviate the weight
of each challenge significantly (which,
of course, holds true for most
dual -
career or
dual - degree
couples).
Finally, as always, we have a list
of Resources for
dual -
career couples — and those interested in accommodating their needs.
At least one member
of most
dual -
career couples will have to make some sacrifices.
Purdue's Spousal Relocation Assistance Program Web site has lots
of information on
dual -
career couples, including the results
of an excellent study by Twombley and Wolf - Wendell.
Zurich's Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology's
Dual Career Office is one of the first examples for support schemes for academic dual - career couples in Eur
Dual Career Office is one
of the first examples for support schemes for academic
dual - career couples in Eur
dual -
career couples in Europe.
The University
of Michigan's Graduate Student Services office provides advice aimed at graduate students on job searches for
dual -
career couples.
If being part
of a
dual - science -
career couple is so bad, then how can one explain a science - only dating service?
Though many researchers find that being part
of a
dual - research -
career couple can force one person to compromise, in the Mosers» case their research interests have been an unqualified advantage.
Detecting in their partnership (and in its tangible result) a rich stew
of career - related themes — workforce diversity, elitism,
dual -
career couples, data science, academia — IT industry crossover, and more — we asked Sheltzer and Smith to tell us about their partnership.
Using responses and anecdotes provided by over 600 respondents, they identify key issues and roadblocks faced by
dual career couples and provide potential solutions to some
of these roadblocks.
Most scientists are familiar with the
dual career couple issue, either personally or via the concerns
of colleagues.
In our upcoming book, The Two Body Problem (Johns Hopkins Press), we examine the policies and practices employed by colleges and universities that try to respond to the needs
of dual -
career couples, focusing specifically on cases in which the initial hire is a faculty member.
If there were only two bodies involved, the problem
of dual -
career couples would also be relatively simple.
Our research shows that colleges and universities are beginning to recognize the extraprofessional needs
of dual -
career couples and are willing to try to help them, whether through a formal policy or ad hoc.
The parallel between the needs
of dual -
career couples and the problem as described by physicists is striking.
Does the division
of household labor vary between academic
couples (where both partners are academics — and in this sample at least one is a scientist) and other
dual -
career couples (where one partner is a scientist and one is employed outside the home)?
Dual -
career couples (list
of resources — USA) http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?page=FamilyFriendly#
Dual
Eighth grade language arts teacher Charles Elliott is one half
of of a
dual teaching
career couple.
Every military member deals with various difficulties and personal uphill battles during their
careers; a
dual military
couple is a special breed
of marriage where those battles are multiplied with the complexities
of two
careers, two commands, two goals and two paths which aren't always convergent.
Recognizing that more than a third
of university faculty nationally has a spouse or partner who also works in academia, and another 36 percent have a partner employed outside
of higher education, a new tri-state regional section
of the national Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) will help
dual -
career couples find job openings within reasonable commuting distances
of one another.
Topics
of exploration in
couples therapy sessions might include parenting strategies, the impact
of the commuter regularly leaving and returning, resentment,
dual career challenges, and stress management techniques.
Time:
Couples with children and dual career couples need to learn how to protect their marriage from lack of time spent with each
Couples with children and
dual career couples need to learn how to protect their marriage from lack of time spent with each
couples need to learn how to protect their marriage from lack
of time spent with each other.
I specialize in
couple and marriage counseling to help relationships reconnect, establish new ways
of communicating, and find balance in
dual career households.