http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-Allison-takes-children-assets-left-her.html
"...But records show despite his ambitions to become a Liberal Party politician, his self-appointed position as principal of his real estate business and supposed management skills,
he was outshone by wife Allison Dickie, who he married in 1997".
"Allison Dickie had studied three languages at high school, was a rotary exchange student to Denmark at the age of 16, was vice captain of Ipswich Girls Grammar School, gained a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Psychology and Japanese, as well as a beauty title, Miss Brisbane. When she worked for Flight Centre, in just four years she was appointed global human resources manager and won Young Business Woman of the Year". These are outstanding achievements for a woman in those times IMO.
"Gerard Baden-Clay had studied business and accounting, but failed to finish studying to be a chartered accountant". This represents underachievement IMO having been advantaged by education at a Grammar school and being the great-grandson of Lord Baden-Powell, etc.
He was indeed outshone by Allison. Her achievements were earned by her.
Interesting that the under achiever married an outstanding achiever. Wonder how an under achiever copes with balancing the pressures of adult responsibility i.e. marriage, dependent wife, primary school aged children, finances & income, food, clothing, health care, maintaining house & running cars, school fees, utility bills, etc. Wife earns some income to supplement the family budget. Then when wife re-enters the workforce and looks likely to be a success, does the under achiever become competitive/jealous of the wife who is capable of high achievement? especially when one had hidden that he had under achieved and 'failed' in both work and marriage? How would an under achiever choose to solve these pressures?
IMO one would need to look to the past to see how the under achiever had been repeatedly bailed out in the past and by whom.
My opinion only.
