Should I stay or Should I Go? : Employer Changes after Childbirth and the Role of Organizational Family-Friendly Arrangements

Abstract

"Family-related employment interruptions after childbirth are a critical point in mothers’ careers. Resulting negative consequences of these interruptions can be reduced, if mothers return to their pre-childbirth employer. Against this backdrop, we analyze which organizational characteristics can hinder employer changes after childbirth. Therefore, we deduce hypotheses based on rational choice considerations and social epidemiological arguments addressing the prevention of stress due to role conflicts. We test our hypotheses empirically using linked employer-employee data. Our results reveal that specific organizational family-friendly arrangements such as support with childcare can reduce the probability of employer changes. On the contrary, structural factors of the firm such as aggregated employee characteristics or firm size are only of minor importance." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © De Gruyter) ((en))

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Bächmann, A. & Frodermann, C. (2020): Warum Mütter wechseln, wenn sie bleiben könnten? Der Einfluss betrieblicher Merkmale auf Arbeitgeberwechsel von Müttern nach der Geburt des ersten Kindes. In: Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Vol. 49, No. 2/3, p. 200-215. DOI:10.1515/zfsoz-2020-0018