You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful.
What you'll discover is yourself. Alan Alda
Packing up your life to follow your Partner overseas is incredibly gutsy. Take our advice: Network, network, network. Find ExpatWomen Partners that you can relate to and build yourself a strong support community. Far away from your old friends, family and a job that kept you busy, you will need every ounce of support and friendship that you can muster.
The secret of successful ExpatWomen Partners tends to be their ability to: be positive; be flexible; enjoy their surroundings; learn the language (if applicable); be creative about new ways to earn income; and to realize that ultimately, it’s up to them and them alone, to sculpt the life that they desire and to make their time abroad a resounding success.
We have a variety of links below for you to find resources for Partners, that we hope will help you. If you know of more great sites that would appeal to ExpatWomen Partners, please Contact Us with the details. We want our site to offer the best resources and to do this we need your help.
Articles
Oil Wives Save the Planet: 7 Ways Expat Women in
Oil-Rich Countries Can Help Samantha Honey
As an ‘Oil Wife’, a term I have come to understand refers to ‘an expat woman whose significant other works in the oil & petrochemical industries’, I choose to be with my husband rather than live in a country with more eco-consciousness. How can we “oil wives” do what we can, where we are, to improve the state of our planet?
You don’t have to be a one of the Beatles to believe that you get by with a little help from your friends. I help you, you help me – that’s how society works. Whether you are migrating to Madrid, expatriating to Jakarta or leaving for a short-term assignment to Buenos Aires, the process of settling-in and getting connected is one of the most important…
Moving house is certainly a stressful life-experience but when coupled with moving country too, it really does take some beating. Stress can cause tension and disagreement, particularly between you and your partner, as you plan and execute your plans to relocate. Rebecca shares six simple coaching strategies, to help you find ... Read more…
Top 10 Portable “Go Anywhere” Businesses Jacqueline Long
What you need is your own portable means of income that will give you the flexibility and freedom to work anytime, anywhere. Read more…
Global Mobility: The impact of Trailing Spouses on assignment success Deepa Balaji
Interviewing Yvonne McNulty
Recent research produced by GMAC and the National Trade Council shows that 21% percent of expatriate employees leave their companies in the midst of international assignments while another 23% do so within a year of returning from one. Yet, global mobility continues to be on the increase. What role does the trailing spouse play in these numbers…
What Trailing Spouses Want- and Expect- From Human Resources Yvonne McNulty
To get a perspective on major issues of concern to expatriate spouses and partners, "The 2005 Trailing Spouse Survey," conducted by Yvonne McNulty, spanned four years of research in which 264 participants were queried.
We had a choice to relocate, made a decision and invested some effort. Now we have another choice of putting some effort into creating new social networks, making new friends!
Despite an increasingly global society the problem of the career of the expatriate spouse still remains unsolved. The majority of today's families comprise two working partners, both wanting to pursue a long-term career. Here follows a breakdown of the various efforts made by a variety of international companies… do help you organize yourself in your search for work overseas.
E-learning: A Strategic Career Management Tool for Women Abroad
Leila Heron
Professional challenges, career change, and career exploration, have also been difficult areas to negotiate by women living outside their home countries as long-term residents. In today’s global work environment, continuing education and learning have taken on a new significance that applies to all expatriate women living around the globe.
Expat Spouses Can Resume Their Careers Once Abroad Mary Kissel
Sandy Johnson was an unlikely expatriate when she moved to Singapore with her husband in the 1980s. With little prior experience abroad -- save an occasional trip to Mexico and a whirlwind tour of Europe as a teenager -- the Texas City, Texas, native found herself in a foreign country without a work permit or social network. What's more, her husband's oil-field services company, like many others, didn't provide expatriate spouses with job-hunting assistance.
Relocated Partner—Ideas to Get Integrated Sarah Western
Sure, your partner has the most obvious purpose - the job that brought you both over- but if you act like you’re just along for the ride, you won’t be able to make the most of your experience. Here are some ideas to help you get integrated and make your new city your own...
Expatriate Women:
Getting a Life Jacqueline Reischel
Finding a job as a spouse does not automatically imply happiness in some places and you may be much better off with alternatives you never ever considered in the first place. Here is a list of ideas and websites.
The Trailing Spouse http://www.thetrailingspouse.com/ The Trailing Spouse Survey was launched in May 2005. The 80-page survey contains findings from a 4-year study of accompanying spouse issues on international assignments.
A Little Help From My Friends 
Overcoming Conflict 
Top 10 Portable “Go Anywhere” Businesses 
Global Mobility: The impact of Trailing Spouses on assignment success
What Trailing Spouses Want- and Expect- From Human Resources
Refiring Your Career as an Expatriate
Problems - Solutions 
Expat Spouses Can Resume Their Careers Once Abroad
