Short parental leave harms women at work

Women who only take a short time out for child care have disadvantages in their work.

An illustration: A man is holding a baby on his arm while the woman is walking with a briefcase in her hand from the front door.

This is the result of an investigation by the Berlin Science Center for Social Research. With a parental leave of only two months, women would still be described as "raven mothers" and would be considered unsympathetic, "WZB President Allmendinger told the" Tagesspiegel ". Women who wanted to return to work quickly would, for example, be less likely to be invited to talks.

There are no problems for employees who have 12 months to leave the profession to devote themselves to child rearing. This applies to both men and women alike. "Stereotypes continue to shape our ideas and actions," the scientist criticized.