Coping With the Crisis – How Have German Women Fared?

Abstract

The 2008/2009 crisis has harmed the German labour market and women’s labour market chances only marginally and temporarily. Our contribution presents comparable data on German women’s employment opportunities before and after the crisis. It also briefly discusses why Germany has coped better economically than other countries. We end by pointing to some shortcomings of the labour market for German women.

Keywords: Employers’ Preferences, Flexibility Strategies, Service Sector Employment, Sustainable Family Policy, Welfare Reforms.