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| Author: | Kreyenfeld, M. |
| Title: | Uncertainties in female employment careers and the postponement of parenthood in Germany |
| Journal: | European sociological review
2010 : JUN, VOL. 26:3, p. 351-366 |
| Index terms: | families careers Germany |
| Freeterms: | parenthood |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | One of the most significant demographic changes Western industrialized countries have been experiencing is the dramatic shift of childbearing to older ages. E.g. women's education and career orientation have been identified as important parameters for the increase of the age at childbirth. However, little empirical evidence exists on relationship between economic uncertainty (here as: ec. u.) and fertility. The purpose of this study is to understand how ec. u. in female employment careers affects first-birth rates. In the study, little evidence is found that uncertainties in female employment careers lead to postponement of parenthood. The relationship between ec. u. and first birth, however, seems to vary by level of education: more highly educated women postpone parenthood when subject to employment uncertainties, and low educated women become mothers. |
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