The growing educational divide in mother's employment: An investigation based on the German micro-censuses 1976-2004

  • This article investigates whether the increase in the labour force participation of mothers in western Germany has been accompanied by growing social inequalities in maternal employment. The focus is on education-related differences in full-time, part-time and marginal employment, and, in particular, changes therein over time. It is assumed that worsening labour market opportunities for the less educated and a ‘familialistic’ social policy context have resulted in growing differentials in mothers’ employment by education. Data from the scientific use files of the German micro-censuses for the years 1976 to 2004 show that the part-time and marginal employment rates of mothers have increased, while full-time employment rates have declined. Reductions in full-time employment are most pronounced among less educated mothers, resulting in growing educational differences in the employment of mothers.

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Metadaten
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Michaela KreyenfeldORCiD, Dirk Konietzka
Parent Title (English):Work, Employment and Society
ISSN:0950-0170
Publisher:Sage
Place of Publisher:Los Angeles [u.a.]
Publication year:2010
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:260
Last Page:278
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017010362140
Release Date:2015/05/13
Tag:Education; Female labour force participation; Male breadwinner model; Microcensus; Western Germany
Volume:24
Issue:2
Licence of document (German):Metadaten (öffentlich), post-print
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