Switching location—shifting mindset? The attitude towards female employment of East–West migrants in Germany

Lisa Kriechel (), Holger Muehlan, Elmar Brähler and Manfred E. Beutel
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Lisa Kriechel: University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Holger Muehlan: University of Greifswald
Elmar Brähler: University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Manfred E. Beutel: University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Palgrave Communications, 2024, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract The strong migration of former East German residents to the western part of Germany opens a unique way to study the impact of migration modifying gender-related attitudes towards division of labor. While in West Germany more traditional gender attitudes have been prevailing for decades, the East pursued more progressive attitudes regarding the home and labor domain. However, attitudes of East-to-West migrants are mostly unknown. Thus, this article aims at providing a first analysis regarding differing attitudes between domestic migrants and non-movers. Data from the German General Social Surveys (GGSS/ALLBUS) from 1992, 2004, and 2016, including 2428, 2099, and 1486 participants, respectively, were used. Group differences between permanent residents from West Germany (West–West) and from East Germany (East–East) as well as East-to-West migrants were estimated. Pooled regressions were conducted to predict the attitudes towards female employment. East–West migrants’ respective attitudes differed from both of the other groups. However, they were more similar to the more traditional West–West group than the more progressive East–East group. Furthermore, East–West migrants who had lived longer in the West exhibited more traditional attitudes than those who had lived there

Date: 2024
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