A new study shows that even though women are mostly happy to be relocating for work abroad, they feel like they could be making more money back in the U.S.
You'll make less money, but potentially be a lot happier.
By Pat King, Metro
Relocating for work is a fantasy for most people. That goes
double if it means being transplanted by your job to some far off
exotic land far away from whatever is being played out on the major
talking-head news outlets. But while this may be the dream for most
people, it does not always make the most financial sense for women who
move abroad for work.
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For many women, relocating for work outside of the U.S.
means trading a higher income for improved overall happiness. A recent
study by InterNations,
the world’s largest network for people who live and work abroad, found
that 51% of all women working abroad were happy with their career
opportunities and 13% being “very happy” with their opportunities. On
the flipside, they found that 33% of women working abroad felt as though
they were giving up larger salaries in the U.S. in exchange for their
new exotic surroundings.
Given that many nations abroad do not have the same conditions and
beliefs as others, the number of women relocating solely for work
overseas is significantly less than the number of men. InterNations
found that only 7% of women said they were sent abroad by an employer,
while the number of men was double that. As a result of not being forced
to relocate, 47% of all women who were surveyed in this study said that
they were able to find their own work once they had set up shop abroad.
So what countries have women been the happiest with?
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Relocating for Work? These the best countries to live in for working women
According to this study, the best countries for career
women to relocate to are Mexico, Myanmar, Cambodia, Bahrain and New
Zealand. These countries were all chosen due to having both the most
career opportunities and also have the most positive feedback from the
women who answered this study.
If your company gives you the option of relocating for work, make
sure you keep an eye out where they are looking to send you. If it is
one of those countries we mentioned earlier, pack your bags and gladly
accept.
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