Policy reform and fathers' use of parental leave in Germany. The role of education and workplace characteristics.

Autor/inn/en	Geisler, Esther; Kreyenfeld, Michaela
Titel	Policy reform and fathers' use of parental leave in Germany. The role of education and workplace characteristics. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Politische Reform und Inanspruchnahme der Elternzeit durch Väter. Die Rolle von Bildung und Tätigkeitsmerkmalen.
Quelle	In: Journal of European social policy, 29 (2019) 2, S. 273-291 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-9287; 1461-7269
DOI	10.1177/0958928718765638
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Familie; Vater; Elternzeit; Familienpolitik; Reformpolitik; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Branche; Beschäftigungsform; Beruf; Berufliche Stellung; Qualifikation; Tätigkeitsmerkmal; Auswirkung
Abstract	"The introduction of the parental leave benefit scheme in 2007 is widely regarded as a landmark reform that has shifted the German welfare state towards a model that better supports work and family life compatibility. In this article, we investigate whether and how this reform has affected men's use of parental leave based on data from the German microcensus of 1999-2012. We find that parental leave usage has increased across all educational levels, but the shift has been strongest for university-educated fathers. Public sector employment is beneficial for men's uptake of leave, while self-employment and temporary work lowers fathers' chances of taking leave. The parental leave reform has not affected these associations much." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/4