Culture, children and couple gender inequality

Parental Leave, Worker Substitutability, and Firms' Employment

“…Our setting allows us to more directly explore the role of maternal labour market attachment. We exploit the feature that mothers in East Germany work more hours after childbirth than mothers in West Germany (e.g., see Jessen, 2022). Thus, we can estimate reform effects separately for East and West Germany, holding constant many of the underlying, but time-constant, differences between East and West Germany.…”

Women in Management and the Gender Pay Gap

“…Given that gender gaps in the labor market are so much more pronounced in west than in east Germany, this is a remarkable result. It implies that, even in a context of a labor market with relatively low gender gaps in pay, lower gender gaps in leadership positions, and relatively egalitarian social norms with respect to gender roles (Rosenfeld et al, 2004, Jessen, 2022, the gender of the manager plays a significant role when it comes to gender pay inequalities within the firm. We interpret this as even stronger evidence that frequent interactions with a female manager can positively affect wages of women.…”

Does Grandparenting Pay Off for the Next Generations? Intergenerational Effects of Grandparental Care

“…Politicians might address this by policies that are in favor of longer daycare hours or other measures to reduce the "child penalty" employed parents might have if the opening hours of daycare centers do not support their working schedules (e.g. Jessen, 2021). Note: + p < 0.10, * p < 0.05, * * p < 0.01, * * * p < 0.001.…”