Varianten von Familialismus. Eine historisch vergleichende Analyse der Kinderbetreuungs- und Altenpflegepolitiken in kontinentaleuropäischen Wohlfahrtsstaaten.

Leitner, Sigrid

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“…The high rate of part‐time work for women can be partly explained by the still‐dominant conservative male breadwinner model found in both Austria and Germany in addition to the ideological framing that very young children should be cared for by their mothers (Leitner, ; Plantenga & Remery, )…”

Section: The Gender Pay Gap In Austria and Germany: Causes And Politimentioning

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“…The high rate of part-time work for women can be partly explained by the still-dominant conservative male breadwinner model found in both Austria and Germany in addition to the ideological framing that very young children should be cared for by their mothers (Leitner, 2013;Plantenga & Remery, 2013). 5 Consequently, and simultaneously stabilizing this model, childcare coverage was extremely low for many years, especially for the lower age group of 0-3 years, not only in terms of availability but also in terms of opening hours.…”

Section: Childcare Arrangementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Variations of the same? A sectoral analysis of the gender pay gap in Germany and Austria

Bergmann¹,

Scheele

Sorger³

2018

Gender Work & Organization

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Germany and Austria are two countries with a comparably and persistently high gender pay gap. Further, both countries are classified as conservative welfare states where the male breadwinner model has been only partly modernized and strong corporatist structures shape working conditions. At the same time, welfare policy and provision are not only based on but also shape gender‐related norms, beliefs and assumptions that are virulent for job valuation and collective bargaining. Against this background the article analyses similarities and differences regarding the gender pay gap in Germany and Austria. While both countries show significant similarities regarding the causes for the gender pay gap, there are some differences regarding legislation and further policies with which the gender pay gap could be reduced. Arguing that the institutional framework strongly influences income opportunities for women and men, the article provides a sectoral analysis of the financial and insurance sector and the human health sector in both countries. Using qualitative data from a recent research project, it is argued that in the classification of a sector as ‘female’, the sectoral income level combined with different wage‐setting mechanisms have a crucial impact on wage inequalities between women and men.

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Section: The Gender Pay Gap In Austria and Germany: Causes And Politimentioning

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Section: Childcare Arrangementsmentioning

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Variations of the same? A sectoral analysis of the gender pay gap in Germany and Austria

Bergmann¹,

Scheele

Sorger³

2018

Gender Work & Organization

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“…In addition, non‐employed spouses could obtain health insurance free from additional costs via their partner's employment. Moreover, for couples with children, the low level of public childcare provision in the former West Germany made it difficult for both parents to be employed (Leitner, ; Morel, ). In the former East Germany (before unification), on the other hand, policies supported or even enforced an adult worker model of the family.…”

Section: Family Policies and Gender Role Attitudes In Eastern And Wesmentioning

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“…While the former West German tax and health insurance systems now apply to both parts of Germany, large differences remain with respect to childcare infrastructure, despite significant increases in childcare provision, especially in western Germany, in the last decade (Leitner, ; Morel, ). In 2015, overall (full‐time) childcare attendance rates for children up to two years of age were 52% (40) in eastern Germany and 28% (13) in western Germany.…”

Section: Family Policies and Gender Role Attitudes In Eastern And Wesmentioning

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“…Traditionally, Germany has followed the male breadwinner model of the family (Krapf, ; Lewis, Knijn, Martin, & Ostner, ). However, in the last decade the country has experienced radical policy changes in the areas of social, family and labour market policy (Eichhorst, Grienberger‐Zingerle, & Konle‐Seidl, ; Leitner, ; Seeleib‐Kaiser & Fleckenstein, ). Major labour market reforms introduced in 2005, known as Hartz IV, changed the conditions for receiving welfare benefits towards encouraging an adult‐worker model of the family.…”

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Activation programmes for women with a partner in Germany: Challenge or replication of traditional gender roles

Kopf

Zabel

2016

Int J Soc Welfare

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In 2005, Germany implemented major welfare benefit reforms that encourage an adult worker model of the family. In this study, we hypothesised that, despite these reforms, women's assignments to activation programmes would in practice still tend to replicate the degree of labour market attachment to which they had become accustomed relative to their partner in the past. We compared programme entries between women in former male breadwinner, dual earner, no‐earner and female breadwinner households and applied event‐history analysis to large‐scale administrative data. Our findings showed that in western Germany – but not in eastern Germany – women's assignments to activation programmes indeed replicated their prior labour market attachment relative to their partner. Key Practitioner Message: • Among women receiving Unemployment Benefit II in Germany, women with partners participate in activation programmes less often; • This tendency applies especially to western German women with less employment experience and lower former earnings than their partners; • A framework should be devised to inquire about previously non‐employed women's interests in ALMP participation and offer them such opportunities.

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Transforming Children and Adolescents in Human Capital. Changes of Youth Policies in Post-Crisis Austria

Atzmüller

Décieux

Knecht

2019

Children and Adolescents in Times of Crises in Europe

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Varianten von Familialismus. Eine historisch vergleichende Analyse der Kinderbetreuungs- und Altenpflegepolitiken in kontinentaleuropäischen Wohlfahrtsstaaten.

Cited by 57 publications

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Variations of the same? A sectoral analysis of the gender pay gap in Germany and Austria

Variations of the same? A sectoral analysis of the gender pay gap in Germany and Austria

Activation programmes for women with a partner in Germany: Challenge or replication of traditional gender roles

Transforming Children and Adolescents in Human Capital. Changes of Youth Policies in Post-Crisis Austria

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