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Old wine in new wineskins?

  • In the mid 2000s, a fundamental labour market reform has been carried out in Germany. The so-called Hartz-reforms were supposed to implement the paradigms of “activation” and “individual responsibility”. It was also discussed, whether in this context the “adult worker model” and more gender equality in the labour market should and could be achieved. This article clarifies the reforms ambivalent impact on women: there is a stronger but only partial labour market inclusion predominantly into the low-wage sector. Women´s responsibility in private care remains unchanged. Besides, in both fields, gender equality is not only a matter of quantity but also of quality. In other words, it is not about work inclusion at any cost, but rather the circumstances for female employment must be critically analyzed. The labour market reforms have so far done little to oppose the gender specific structures of the labour market.

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Author:Clarissa RudolphGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.15167/2279-5057/ag.2013.2.4.84
ISSN:2279-5057
Parent Title (English):AG About Gender : International Journal of gender studies
Subtitle (English):Labour market reforms in Germany and its impact on women
Publisher:Genova University Press
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2013
Release Date:2022/12/09
Tag:Gender Equality; Gender Models; Labour Market Reforms,; Low Wage Sector
Volume:2
Issue:4
First Page:76
Last Page:94
Institutes:Fakultät Angewandte Sozial- und Gesundheitswissenschaften
Begutachtungsstatus:peer-reviewed
OpenAccess Publikationsweg:Gold Open Access- Erstveröffentlichung in einem/als Open-Access-Medium
research focus:Lebenswissenschaften und Ethik
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY-NC - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell 4.0 International