The Wellbeing of Women in Entrepreneurship

6  The expat entrepreneur

Entrepreneurial ventures and wellbeing of women as ‘trailing spouses’

Amy M. Kerulis, Leanne M. Tortez, and Maura J. Mills

Introduction

Imagine that your spouse has been given an international work assignment. You agree to support your partner’s career by embarking on this new venture, but that means leaving your career, family, community, and established social network behind in your home country.

When you land in the new country, your spouse starts work again, quickly resuming a normal routine, while you find yourself alone in a new and foreign environment, possibly facing the challenges of a new language and with a big question mark as to your next steps. Nonetheless, you choose to see this new venture as a blank ...