this conflict. In 2007, Germany put into effect a new parental leave benefit (Elterngeld). The related reform increased the … duration in Germany. We draw on representative survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) from 2002 through …

provided differentiated analyses by the youngest child's age and for West and East Germany to examine moderating influences of … Germany'-Study for 2010 and 2011 (N=3,301 mothers) with regional structural quality data. We used regression models of … employment status and work hours changes, respectively. In East Germany, mothers with a child aged under three years who lived in …

participation after childbirth in Germany. Our analysis uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, which enables …. Since the majority of women in Germany do not go back to work within a year after childbirth, we also investigate their …