March 19, 1999
The Frustrating Career of the 'Trailing Spouse'
It's not easy to be a competent academic married to a scholarly star
When a department recruits an academic couple, one of the partners is usually the standout. The other is the standby.
The standout scholar is the drawing card, the reason the offer is made in the first place. The partner who tags along is known as the "trailing spouse," the "satellite," the "second income" -- or as some of these
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