Dr. Ann-Christin Bächmann | Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

How do married couples distribute parental leave and which consequences does taking parental leave have on my and/or my partner's return to work? The talk explores the length of parental leave of mothers and fathers in German, how tasks are shared by couples and what medium- and long-term effects taking parental leave as on the employment history of mothers and fathers. The talk also addresses the impact support offers for employees have on whether they take parental leave or not.  

The lecture is part of the RMU online talk series "Familie im Fokus – Vereinbarkeit in der Forschung“, in which the reconcilability of family life, studies and work is addressed from a scientific perspective. Over the course of the semester, researchers from the Rhine-Main Universities present their research results on various aspects of reconcilability.