Women are starting to reclaim and reshape the role of the traditional executive wife. The new executive wife is well-educated and willing to partner with her husband to become successful as a team. This partnership is not only beneficial to the husband’s career, but may be the secret to landing a dream job in the first place. With a little training, an executive wife can be a secret weapon that elevates the executive over all other candidates. Does she decide who sinks and swims? (more…)
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A Wingspouse Knows Her Place
June 5th, 2009 by Kathi the wingspouse
It’s amazing how many women are on the verge of being wingspouses, but just don’t know where to begin. They know the value of having one parent stay home, and yet they want the challenges and victories of a career, too. While many women are capable and willing to partner with their spouses, they can’t figure out how to get started. In many cases, they don’t know where to start because they don’t know how to apply their own skill set to the career they wish to share. They haven’t embraced their own “See – E – O” role. (more…)
