How do longer parental leaves affect women's workplace tasks?

Abstract

"In this study we examine how the radical extension of the period of parental leave from 18 to 36 months that occurred in Germany in 1992 exerted an effect on the nature of tasks performed at work by women. The results of our analysis - in which we used a difference-in-differences method - suggests that this reform had a significant impact on the type of tasks carried out at work by women in West Germany. We find that after the reform was introduced, the women affected by it performed roles involving significantly less creative and more codifiable tasks than they had done previously. Our analysis adds a new dimension to the discussion of the impact of maternity leave legislation on labor market outcomes." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Nivorozhkin, A. & Romeu Gordo, L. (2019): How do longer parental leaves affect women's workplace tasks? Evidence from Germany. In: Feminist economics, Vol. 25, No. 3, p. 119-143. DOI:10.1080/13545701.2018.1535714