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Dual career couples in academia, international mobility and dual career services in Europe

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Tzanakou, Charikleia (2017) Dual career couples in academia, international mobility and dual career services in Europe. European Educational Research Journal, 16 (3). pp. 298-312. doi:10.1177/1474904116683185

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Abstract

The number of dual career couples in academia is growing due to the increasing proportion of women with a doctoral degree and the greater propensity of women to choose another academic as their partner. At the same time, international mobility is required for career advancement in academia creating challenges for dual career couples where both partners pursue careers. This paper has two objectives: a) to raise the increasingly important issue of dual career couples in academia and the gendered effect that the pressure for mobility has on career advancement and work-life interference, and b) to present examples of recently established dual career services of higher education institutions in Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, responding to the needs of the growing population of dual career couples. Due to long established practices of dual career services in the US, the European examples will be compared with US practices. This paper raises the significance of considering dual career couples in institutional policies that aim for an internationally excellent and diversified academic workforce. It will appraise dual career services according to whether they reinforce or address gender inequalities and provide recommendations to HEIs interested in developing services and programmes for dual career couples.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Dual-career families -- United States, Dual-career families -- Europe, College teachers -- Family relationships -- United States, College teachers -- Family relationships -- Europe, Education, Higher -- Career in -- United States, Education, Higher -- Career in -- Europe
Journal or Publication Title: European Educational Research Journal
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 1474-9041
Official Date: 1 May 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
1 May 2017Published
22 May 2017Available
16 November 2016Accepted
Volume: 16
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 298-312
DOI: 10.1177/1474904116683185
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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