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Is There a Career Penalty for Mothers' Time Out? A Comparison of Germany, Sweden and the United States
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This article focuses on three countries with distinct policies toward motherhood and work: Germany, Sweden and the United States. We analyze the length of mothers' time out of paid work after childbirth and the short-term career consequences for mothers. In the United States, we identify a career punishment even for short timeout periods; long time-out periods increase the risk of a downward move and reduce the chances of an upward move. In Germany, long time-out periods destabilize the career and, the longer the leave, the greater the risk of either an upward or downward move. In Sweden, we find a negative effect of time out on upward moves. Hence, even in “woman-friendly” Sweden, women's career prospects are better if they return to paid work sooner rather than later.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Aisenbrey, S., Evertsson, M., & Grunow, D.
- Venue
- Social Forces
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2009-12-01
- Volume
- 88
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 573-605
- ISSN
- 0037-7732 (ISSN-L)
- 1534-7605
- OpenAlex
- W2099168173
- Cited by
- 351
- References
- 51
- FWCI
- 33.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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