 Participation in Job-Related Training: Is There a Parenthood Training Penalty?Gundula Zoch Work, Employment & Society, 2023, vol. 37, issue 1, 274-292 Abstract: Gender inequalities in paid and unpaid work are well documented, but patterns of advantage or disadvantage in further job-related training have been less explored. Previous cross-sectional studies indicate gender differences in further training, with lower participation rates and shorter training sessions for women, especially mothers. Based on the National Educational Panel Study for Germany (adult cohort, 2008–2020), this study is the first to examine gendered parenthood effects on participation in non-formal further job-related training using panel analyses. The results from fixed-effects regressions provide evidence of parenthood training penalties that are particularly pronounced for mothers and in the first years after childbirth. While fatherhood training penalties are mostly explained, motherhood gaps remain robust when accounting for a large number of time-varying characteristics. The results point towards further relevant changes in mothers’ aspirations or employer support. Thus, they underline the importance of training opportunities for reducing childbirth-related inequalities later in life. Keywords: adult education; childbirth; family work; fixed-effects; further training; gender inequalities; labour market inequalities; maternal employment; parenthood (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:woemps:v:37:y:2023:i:1:p:274-292 DOI: 10.1177/09500170221128692 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Work, Employment & Society from British Sociological Association |
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