Approximately six months ago in my blog post about gender inequality I concluded that ‘the global business world continues to be too slow at closing the gender gap’. Naturally, within these six months, nothing drastically has changed. Taking stock at where we currently are in terms of gender equality, McKinsey professionals reaffirm that the progress […]
Trailing Spouse: An Outdated Label with Important Implications?
A couple of years ago I wrote a post highlighting the important topic of trailing spouses and their need for more organizational support. According to the numbers of some industry surveys at that time, the adjustment problems and dissatisfaction of spouses/partners, as well as dual-career issues topped the list of expatriation challenges. Today, looking at […]