Changing employment patterns of women in Germany: How do baby boomers differ from older cohorts? A comparison using sequence analysis

Simonson, Julia; Gordo, Laura Romeu; Титова, Н. Е.

doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2011.03.002

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“…Though Eastern Germany now has the same institutional framework as Western Germany important differences remain: public sector employment constitutes a larger share of total employment and there is better childcare availability in Eastern Germany for children of less than three years (ibid.). While researchers have witnessed some convergence in the labour supply of Eastern and Western German women (Simonson et al, 2011), differences persist pointing to the importance and perseverance of culture and social norms (Trappe et al, 2015). We therefore expect the greater egalitarianism of the former GDR to decrease gender essentialism in the personal realm increasing her supply and equalising her earnings capacity.…”

Section: National Gender Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A stalled revolution? What can we learn from women’s drop-out to part-time jobs: A comparative analysis of Germany and the UK

Dieckhoff

Gash

Mertens

et al. 2016

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

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Section: National Gender Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A stalled revolution? What can we learn from women’s drop-out to part-time jobs: A comparative analysis of Germany and the UK

Dieckhoff

Gash

Mertens

et al. 2016

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

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“…It is assumed that the decisions to quit or change employment are dependent on age, because pension and work legislations in Germany are based on individual age. Also pension legislations change among cohorts, and different cohorts differ regarding their typical employment biographies (Simonson et al 2011).…”

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Firms’ contribution to the internal and external employability of older employees: evidence from Germany

Tisch

2014

Eur J Ageing

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In the examination of older employees' employability, one can distinguish between internal and external employability. Internal employability can be measured by individual employment stability, and external employability occurs when employees replace one employment relationship with another. Most studies focus on the personal skills and characteristics that are necessary to maintain employability. However, external factors also contribute to individual employability. Therefore, this study examines which organisational attributes of firms contribute to older employees' employability in Germany. Taking firm and individual characteristics into account, the results of discrete-time survival models show that in specific organisational structures, older employees have higher internal employability. Accordingly, older employees are more likely to maintain employment in the service sector and in recruiting organisations facing (skilled) labour shortages. However, the results also indicate that financially investing organisations facilitate early labour market exits. With regard to older employees' external employability, the results show only little evidence indicating an association between organisational attributes of firms and the likelihood of job change.

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“…geringfügiger Beschäfti-gung arbeiten (Thenner 2000). In jüngeren Kohorten ist in Westdeutschland ein abnehmender Anteil an HausfrauenBiografien zu erkennen, dafür nehmen diskontinuierliche und Teilzeit-Erwerbsbiografien zu (Simonson et al 2011).…”

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Biografische Einflussfaktoren auf den Gender Pension Gap – Ein Kohortenvergleich für Westdeutschland

Frommert

Strauß

2012

J Labour Market Res

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Biographical influences on the Gender Pension Gap-a cohort comparison for West GermanyAbstract Societal changes, such as the increasing number of divorces and the high proportion of non-married couples, lead to a rising importance of individual old-age incomes above the poverty line for women. Although this goal seems increasingly attainable due to a rise in female employment participation, inequalities on the labor market continue to have negative implications for women's career and earning potential. Based on data on "Old Age Provisions in Germany (AVID) 2005" this study analyzes the influence of different aspects of employment histories on the gender pension gap in West Germany. We compare projected old-age incomes including statutory pension entitlements, occupational and private pensions for two cohorts born in 1942-1946 and 1957-1961. Using Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition techniques we quantify the share of different factors in explaining the gender pension gap. The study concludes that so far neither women's higher levels of education nor their increased employment participation have led to a distinct reduction in the gender pension gap. It still amounts to 51 % for the younger cohort, compared to 58 % for the older cohort. Multivariate results show that it is mainly the gap between full-time and part-time employment which causes the 146 S. Strauß, D. Frommert continuously large difference in men's and women's old-age incomes.

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Changing employment patterns of women in Germany: How do baby boomers differ from older cohorts? A comparison using sequence analysis

Cited by 96 publications

References 21 publications

A stalled revolution? What can we learn from women’s drop-out to part-time jobs: A comparative analysis of Germany and the UK

A stalled revolution? What can we learn from women’s drop-out to part-time jobs: A comparative analysis of Germany and the UK

Firms’ contribution to the internal and external employability of older employees: evidence from Germany

Biografische Einflussfaktoren auf den Gender Pension Gap – Ein Kohortenvergleich für Westdeutschland

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