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Against all odds: Fathers’ use of parental leave in Germany

  • 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.

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Metadaten
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Michaela KreyenfeldORCiD, Esther Geisler
Parent Title (English):Journal of European Social Policy
ISSN:0958-9287
Publisher:Sage Publications
Place of Publisher:New York, NY [u.a.]
Publication year:2011
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:88
Last Page:99
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928710385732
Release Date:2015/05/18
Tag:Employment; Fatherhood; Germany; Household labour; Parental leave
Volume:21
Issue:1
Licence of document (German):Metadaten (öffentlich), post-print
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