In 1986 German federal parental leave and benefit policy was expanded in several ways, extending the potential duration of leave from six to ten months and paying child-rearing benefits to all new mothers regardless of their employment status before childbirth. The potential duration has...

Dieser Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über wichtige Themen der gegenwärtigen Diskussion zum Verhältnis von Hochschulen, Studium und Arbeitsmarkt und entwickelt auf dieser Basis eine Reihe von Positionen und Reformvorschlägen, die Anstöße für die weitere hochschulpolitische...

In general child care subsidies are widely accepted as a means to create equal chances for mothers in the labour market as well as for children. Although there is a general consensus that the use of child care should be publicly supported, there is no consensus on how this should be done....