Motherhood Gap and Employer Discrimination. A Qualitative Investigation in the German Context
Motherhood penalty has often been considered the base for the wage gap and the glass ceiling phenomena. It represents a delicate topic in gender equality since its effects tend to persist over medium to long time periods and its validity holds in most countries. The study has been designed to invest...
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| description | Motherhood penalty has often been considered the base for the wage gap and the glass ceiling phenomena. It represents a delicate topic in gender equality since its effects tend to persist over medium to long time periods and its validity holds in most countries. The study has been designed to investigate the specific contribution of employer discrimination to the overall motherhood penalty in socioeconomic contexts characterized by the archetype of the “male breadwinner model”, which has been further exacerbated by the recent Covid-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-381ccdb795a04cc1b84f0a7f747a6c272023-11-20T07:18:06ZengSciendoOrganizacija1581-18322023-11-0156428129610.2478/orga-2023-0019Motherhood Gap and Employer Discrimination. A Qualitative Investigation in the German ContextZiegler Yvonne0Graml Regine1Uli Vincenzo2Khachatryan Kristine31Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, Germany1Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, Germany1Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, Germany2University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, GermanyMotherhood penalty has often been considered the base for the wage gap and the glass ceiling phenomena. It represents a delicate topic in gender equality since its effects tend to persist over medium to long time periods and its validity holds in most countries. The study has been designed to investigate the specific contribution of employer discrimination to the overall motherhood penalty in socioeconomic contexts characterized by the archetype of the “male breadwinner model”, which has been further exacerbated by the recent Covid-19 pandemic.https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2023-0019gender studiesmotherhood penaltyemployer discriminationglass ceilingcontent analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ziegler Yvonne Graml Regine Uli Vincenzo Khachatryan Kristine Motherhood Gap and Employer Discrimination. A Qualitative Investigation in the German Context Organizacija gender studies motherhood penalty employer discrimination glass ceiling content analysis |
| title | Motherhood Gap and Employer Discrimination. A Qualitative Investigation in the German Context |
| title_full | Motherhood Gap and Employer Discrimination. A Qualitative Investigation in the German Context |
| title_fullStr | Motherhood Gap and Employer Discrimination. A Qualitative Investigation in the German Context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motherhood Gap and Employer Discrimination. A Qualitative Investigation in the German Context |
| title_short | Motherhood Gap and Employer Discrimination. A Qualitative Investigation in the German Context |
| title_sort | motherhood gap and employer discrimination a qualitative investigation in the german context |
| topic | gender studies motherhood penalty employer discrimination glass ceiling content analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2023-0019 |
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