TY - JOUR A1 - Kreyenfeld, Michaela A1 - Geisler, Esther T1 - Against all odds: Fathers’ use of parental leave in Germany JF - Journal of European Social Policy N2 - This paper investigates fathers’ usage of parental leave in Germany based on data from the microcensuses of 1999—2005. Special attention is given to the role that education has in leave-taking behaviour. Our empirical results show that educational differences between the partners are strong predictors of fathers’ usage of parental leave. A father is more likely to take parental leave if he has a partner who is more highly educated or older. We also find that employment through a temporary working contract substantially lowers the chances that a man will take advantage of parental leave, while being employed in the public sector increases the likelihood that a man will use his parental leave entitlement. KW - Parental leave KW - Employment KW - Household labour KW - Fatherhood KW - Germany Y1 - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-9631 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928710385732 SN - 0958-9287 VL - 21 IS - 1 SP - 88 EP - 99 PB - Sage Publications CY - New York, NY [u.a.] ER -