Prejudices and stereotypical beliefs about the role of women in society often limit their chances of reaching top … positions in Germany building on a review from a cross-national perspective of women's progress to high-ranking positions and of … initiatives to overcome the glass ceilingʺ. Suggestions are made for improving the situation of women in order to permit more …

, especially those in highly qualified positions. Drawing on existing research, we investigate in how far women and men in those … opportunities. Referring conflicting theoretical arguments, we hypothesize that in Germany – as a conservative welfare state – women … that women in highly qualified positions perceive higher WFC than men. This association is explained by women's lower …

, especially those in highly qualified positions. Drawing on existing research, we investigate in how far women and men in those … opportunities. Referring conflicting theoretical arguments, we hypothesize that in Germany - as a conservative welfare state - women … that women in highly qualified positions perceive higher WFC than men. This association is explained by women's lower …

Germany. They found that women who would earn more than their husbands distort their labor market outcome in order not to … labor supply of full time working women, but only in Western Germany. We also show that gender identity affects the supply … of housework but in contrast to the US where women increase their contribution to non-market work when they actually have …