Although male employees are increasingly making use of parental leave, gender differences in both usage and duration of parental leave are still prevalent. Based on signalling theory and the masculinities concept, the article explores the role of gender in the relationship between the incidence/duration of parental leave and wages/compensation after returning to a job. It is shown that pay gaps associated with parental leave are much more severe for male than they are for female middle managers in the German chemical industry.

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特定性别的育儿假持续时间和当前收入

尽管男性员工越来越多地使用育儿假，但在使用育儿假和持续时间方面的性别差异仍然普遍存在。基于信号理论和阳刚之气的概念，本文探讨了性别在育儿假的发生率/持续时间与重返工作岗位后的工资/补偿之间的关系中的作用。研究表明，在德国化学工业中，与育儿假相关的薪酬差距对于男性来说比女性中层管理人员要严重得多。