same time depending on whether women are regarded in first line as mothers or workers. In Germany, the male breadwinner … done to investigate causal effects of the reform on the employment rates of mothers. The results reveal that the mothers … giving birth under the new reform start significantly earlier working than mothers bearing a child under the old reform, but …

choices led mothers to take, on average, 1-2 months less of leave. This decrease in leave duration, however, was not … few mothers indicate that they would start working if better access to formal childcare were available. Switching to the … more flexible leave system had a minimal effect on the labor market choices of mothers, as the majority continue to …

Employment among mothers has been rising in recent decades, although mothers of young children often work fewer hours …. However, differences in attitudes remain unexplored despite their importance for better understanding mothers' labour market … maternal and paternal employment. It focuses on Germany, drawing on data from the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA …