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Nadiya Kelle1, Laura Romeu Gordo1, Julia Simonson1
1Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen (DZA), Berlin, Deutschland.
Kolner Zeitschrift Fur Soziologie Und Sozialpsychologie
|October 31, 2022
Summary
Parental employment patterns show traditional arrangements persist despite declining importance. Changes are driven by men's career interruptions, not solely by childbirth, with minimal impact from pre-birth labor division.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Economics
- Demography
Context:
- The transition to parenthood often leads to gender-specific employment arrangements.
- Decisions made after childbirth significantly impact future employment and old-age financial security.
Purpose:
- To investigate convergence in employment patterns of younger parental couples (born 1980s) compared to older cohorts (born 1970s) after the transition to parenthood.
- To assess the role of pre-parenthood division of labor on post-parenthood employment arrangements.
Summary:
- Analysis of 900 German couples using the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) revealed that traditional employment arrangements remain dominant, though their overall importance has decreased.
- Observed convergence in employment patterns is primarily attributed to increased employment discontinuities among men, rather than the direct effect of childbirth.
- The division of labor established before childbirth has a limited influence on the employment arrangements of couples after becoming parents.
Impact:
- Findings indicate a need for enhanced efforts to reduce gender inequalities in the labor market.
- Promoting a more equitable division of labor within couples requires addressing broader societal and economic structures.
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