Parental leave during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany: Women who became mothers during the pandemic take longer employment interruptions

Abstract

"The family related employment interruption after the birth of a child results in long-term negative career consequences for mothers. Thereby, the duration of the interruption plays a crucial role. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been far-reaching upheavals in the labour market, such as a drastic increase in short-time work and major cuts in state-subsidized childcare. Against this backdrop, we analyse whether family related employment interruption for mothers were extended during the pandemic." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bächmann, A., Frodermann, C. & Wrohlich, K. (2024): Elternzeiten während der Covid-19-Pandemie in Deutschland: Frauen, die in der Pandemie Mutter wurden, unterbrechen ihre Erwerbstätigkeit länger. (IAB-Kurzbericht 17/2024), Nürnberg, 8 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.KB.2417