Research

When he is the one who follows

My independent research looks at male accompanying spouses — men who relocate for a partner's career — and at how the move reshapes identity, work and family roles.

Why it matters

A story that is rarely told

Most of what is written about accompanying partners assumes the person who follows is a woman. Men in that role are less visible, and their experience is less understood — by employers, by relocation services and sometimes by the men themselves.

The research focuses on the lived experience behind the move: what happens to a sense of self when the career, the routines and the roles that defined it are put on hold.

In collaboration with EUFASA

What the research looks at

Identity when the move is for someone else's career
Work, professional disruption and finding a new direction
Shifting roles within the couple and the family
Belonging, social networks and the sense of home

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