A widespread finding among studies from the US and the UK is that maternal employment is correlated with an increased …. As evidence for Germany is still scarce, the purpose of this study is to identify the effect of maternal employment on … mechanisms that might explain this relationship. In order to address the selection into maternal full-time employment, we use an …

studies the impact of the substantial change in Germany’s parental leave system on maternal employment. The aim of the reform … was to decrease birth-related maternal employment breaks by providing more generous parental benefits for a shorter period … childcare slots. Overall, I did not find significant changes in maternal employment during the first three years of motherhood …

-time employment is primarily affected by the mothers own resources and former career, the return to full-time work is more linked to … than the father, a group having the highest re- entry chances for mothers, especially into full-time employment. The …

By investigating how locally available early childhood education and care quality relates to maternal employment … employment status and work hours changes, respectively. In East Germany, mothers with a child aged under three years who lived in … negative association of child-teacher-ratios with maternal employment was marginally significant. For mothers with older …

-entry into part-time employment is primarily affected by the mother's own resources and former career, the return to full … higher earning potential than the father, a group having the highest re-entry chances into full-time employment. The results …