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Abstract
With an increasing global female presence in political and economic representation, the continuation of a gendered division of labor and the rise of market flexibility draws into question how historical policies and decision making influence sociocultural-value systems, mobility, and market access in Germany. This paper explores the German labor market through the critical lens of labor union formulation, the dynamics within a German-European Union relationship, and social policy reforms to uncover the reasoning and rationale behind the reinforcement of female labor as precarious. An inclusive discourse on correcting imbalances within the formal/public and informal/private spheres must include the devaluing and exploitation of domestic and feminized labor. For Germany, the consistent segregation of female labor into part-time work and social policies that emphasize motherhood and childrearing stress the historical socioeconomic disincentives to enter and retain work within the productive economy.
DOI
10.5642/urceu.201501.03
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© 2015 Kelly Ancharski
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Ancharski, Kelly
(2015)
"Gendered Disparities in the German Workforce: Development of Female Labor Union Participation and Current Challenges,"
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union:
Vol. 2015, Article 3.
DOI: 10.5642/urceu.201501.03
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/urceu/vol2015/iss1/3