Interviewees often raised dual-career issues, often called ``two-body problems,'' which are no different for people in AI than in any other field. ``When I was in grad school, my husband was a postdoctoral fellow at another university, so we met on weekends. When we got jobs in the Northeast, we were still 180 miles apart. Finally, after three years of separation, I got a job near him and will be moving there. All dual-career couples have to face this problem.''
Another feels both insecure in her job and ``stuck,'' since her husband has tenure: ``If I were not happy, I couldn't do anything about it.'' They have both compromised their careers and personal lives: After living apart for years, they left good jobs and had to build new careers.
A leader in the field said she has benefitted from the fact that her husband is also in AI. He not only understands what she is doing but supports her efforts and values her achievements. Many women don't have the male support she does.