A temporary solution to the two-body problem
How gender norms disadvantage women in commuting couples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12975970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret W Sallee (0000-0003-3678-4348, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 170-181 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1938-8934 • E-ISSN: 1938-8926 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/dhe0000334 |
| OpenAlex | W3176472750 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Based on interviews with 31 academics and 5 nonacademic partners, this article explores the experiences of academics in commuting couples, or those who live apart for work-related reasons. Using identity theory as a guide, this article explores how participants navigate their competing identities of academic and partner (and, for some, parent) to determine how to best accommodate their personal and professional obligations. Although commuting offered participants an opportunity to prioritize their professional identity, women in opposite-gender couples particularly struggled with the arrangement as they felt it came into conflict with their responsibilities and roles as mothers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Disadvantage · Political science · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |