Die Debatte über die Ungleichbehandlung der Geschlechter erfährt zunehmende Kritik aus Öffentlichkeit und Politik. Insbesondere Maßnahmen zur geschlechtsneutralen Erziehung, die im Kindesalter ansetzen, werden abgelehnt: Kritiker befürchten, sie würden die kindliche Entwicklung schädigen....

This paper studies the long-term impact of a paid parental leave reform in former East Germany in 1986 on maternal physical and mental health and subjective well-being. The reform extended paid leave for first-time mothers by six months to a maximum of twelve months. I use representative survey...

This study investigates the impact of an increase in paid parental leave from five to twelve months on children’s long-term outcomes. Our setting, former East Germany, features high labor market participation of mothers and universal supply of standardized childcare. It thus mitigates...

This article investigates the effects of an increase in paid parental leave -- twelve months instead of six months -- on children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), allows us to circumvent problems of selection...

This article investigates the effects of an increase in paid parental leave - twelve months instead of six months - on children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), allows us to circumvent problems of selection of...

This article investigates the effects of an increase in paid parental leave - twelve months instead of six months - on children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), allows us to circumvent problems of selection of...