Family-related employment interruptions and self-employment of women: Does policy matter?

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This paper analyzes how statutory entitlements to maternity or parental leave affect female entry into self-employment after childbirth. For our estimations we use comprehensive panel data for German adults born between 1944 and 1989. We find that utilization of statutory parental leave decreases women's probability to switch into self-employment. This effect is statistically significant for start-ups in highskilled occupations. In contrast, start-ups in low-skilled occupations are not significantly affected by statutory parental leave.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 03/15

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination ; Demographic Economics: Public Policy ; Entrepreneurship ; New Firms; Startups
• Subject: family policy ; parental leave ; women's self-employment

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Suprinovič, Olga ; Schneck, Stefan ; Kay, Rosemarie
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/111915
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET