Family Leave Policies and Labor Market Segregation in Germany
Reinvention or Reform of the Male Breadwinner Model?1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4074752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karin Gottschall (0000-0003-2978-3224, United States Department of Labor), Katherine Bird (0000-0002-1749-1673, University of Bremen) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-134 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1541-1338.00007 |
| OpenAlex | W4244273629 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 11 |
The historically dominant male breadwinner and female carer model in West Germany has resulted in comparably low female employment rates and a gender-structured labor market. Since the 1970s, the decline of traditional patterns and sectors of male employment has been accompanied by the expansion of the female-dominated service sector. Supplemented by women's higher educational attainment, a pluralism of household forms, and German unification, the result has been constant growth in female employment. With more working mothers, the question of combining work and family has provoked policy responses that, in West Germany, have mainly centered on family leave policies. In addressing the question of whether these policies have resulted in a more equitable sharing of paid and family work, this article presents longitudinal empirical data on the working patterns of women entitled to different forms of family leave. These show how changing regulations have led to the institutionalization of a "baby break" for younger women and to the promotion of labor market exclusion
Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · German · Institutionalisation · Labour economics · Occupational segregation · Parental leave · Political science · Promotion (chess · Sociology · Wage · Work (physics · European Socioeconomic and Political Studies · Social and Demographic Issues in Germany · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,26 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |