Combining employment and care-giving
How differing care intensities influence employment patterns among middle-aged women in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11200178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadiya Kelle (0000-0002-7038-587X, German Centre of Gerontology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 925-943 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x18001423 |
| OpenAlex | W2899218022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 33 |
Given an ageing population and increased participation by women in the labour force, the relationship between unpaid care and the availability of women to the labour force is gaining in importance as an issue. This article assesses the impact of unpaid care on transitions into employment by women aged between 45 and 59 years. It uses the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) from the years 2001–2014 to estimate Cox regression models for 6,201 employed women. The results indicate that women with higher caring responsibilities and women with lower caring responsibilities are heterogeneous in terms of the socio-economic characteristics that they exhibit: higher-intensity care providers tend to have a lower level of educational attainment and a weaker attachment to the labour force than women with less-intensive caring responsibilities. Furthermore, while women with more-intensive caring roles are highly likely to exit the labour market altogether, female carers with less-intensive roles seem to be able to combine work and care better. These results highlight the importance of providing more affordable institutional and professional care services, especially for low- and medium-income families
Care work · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Geography · German · Labour economics · Longitudinal data · Population · Population ageing · Sociology · Work (physics) · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Verandering in de intensiteit van mantelzorg tijdens de eerste Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 in Nederland
Parental Caregiving and Employment among Midlife Women in Japan
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Defamilization? Not for everyone. Unequal labour-market participation among informal caregivers in Europe
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Pathways of participation in paid and unpaid work in mid to later life in the United Kingdom
A longitudinal study on the consequences of the take-up of informal care on work hours, labour market exit and workplace absenteeism due to illness
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Interactions between care-giving and paid work hours among European midlife women, 1994 to 1996
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The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (Soep) - Scope, Evolution and Enhancements
Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage and the Life Course
The Norm of Reciprocity
Informal Caregiving and Retirement Timing among Men and Women
The Transition to Parent Care
Informal Caregiving at Working Age
The Rise and Decline of the Male Breadwinner Model
Parental Leave and Domestic Work of Mothers and Fathers
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |