Sevrin Waights
@waights.bsky.social
Applied microeconomist: Labour, gender, family. Guest Prof HU Berlin and Berlin School of Economics. Senior Consultant at DIW Econ.
Das ist eine Zufallsstichprobe, NIUS ist nur Auftaggeber
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Das ist eine Zufallsstichprobe, NIUS ist nur Auftaggeber
💡 Big picture:
- Family policy can re-shape household roles with lasting effects on gender inequality.
- Very generous benefits may actually discourage female labor force participation among high earners.
- Early father involvement is key to reducing the motherhood penalty.
- Family policy can re-shape household roles with lasting effects on gender inequality.
- Very generous benefits may actually discourage female labor force participation among high earners.
- Early father involvement is key to reducing the motherhood penalty.
September 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
💡 Big picture:
- Family policy can re-shape household roles with lasting effects on gender inequality.
- Very generous benefits may actually discourage female labor force participation among high earners.
- Early father involvement is key to reducing the motherhood penalty.
- Family policy can re-shape household roles with lasting effects on gender inequality.
- Very generous benefits may actually discourage female labor force participation among high earners.
- Early father involvement is key to reducing the motherhood penalty.
👩👩👦 What about partners?
- If the mother is the higher earner: the father is more likely to take long leave, her earnings rise long-term, his decline.
- If the father is the higher earner: he does not increase leave, her gains fade after the benefit period.
- If the mother is the higher earner: the father is more likely to take long leave, her earnings rise long-term, his decline.
- If the father is the higher earner: he does not increase leave, her gains fade after the benefit period.
September 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
👩👩👦 What about partners?
- If the mother is the higher earner: the father is more likely to take long leave, her earnings rise long-term, his decline.
- If the father is the higher earner: he does not increase leave, her gains fade after the benefit period.
- If the mother is the higher earner: the father is more likely to take long leave, her earnings rise long-term, his decline.
- If the father is the higher earner: he does not increase leave, her gains fade after the benefit period.
🔎 Key findings:
- Mothers affected by the cap take shorter leaves, earn more during leave, and continue to earn more up to 9 years later.
- Why? The cap makes households financially tighter and mothers’ leave becomes more “expensive” → mothers work more
- Mothers affected by the cap take shorter leaves, earn more during leave, and continue to earn more up to 9 years later.
- Why? The cap makes households financially tighter and mothers’ leave becomes more “expensive” → mothers work more
September 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🔎 Key findings:
- Mothers affected by the cap take shorter leaves, earn more during leave, and continue to earn more up to 9 years later.
- Why? The cap makes households financially tighter and mothers’ leave becomes more “expensive” → mothers work more
- Mothers affected by the cap take shorter leaves, earn more during leave, and continue to earn more up to 9 years later.
- Why? The cap makes households financially tighter and mothers’ leave becomes more “expensive” → mothers work more