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The state as employer (and regulator) of care services in Germany

In: Handbook on Gender and Public Sector Employment

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  • Karin Gottschall
  • Ruth Abramowski

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In the course of the ‘golden age of the welfare state’, the West German state has become an important employer for women with regard to volume and quality of employment. Nevertheless, in unified Germany, the public sector is still highly gender segregated with women more present in the lower ranks and concentrated in social services and education. Due to the German conservative welfare state regime privileging service provision by the family and non-profit organizations, social services are characterized by semi-professionalism, and since the mid-1990s have been aggravated by privatization trends, especially in the expanding long-term care provision. From 2010 onwards, reform dynamics triggered by workforce shortages indicate some upgrading in pay and working conditions. It remains to be seen whether these improvements will foster the role of the state as a model employer and regulator adhering to high standards in care provision and employment alike.

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  • Karin Gottschall & Ruth Abramowski, 2023. "The state as employer (and regulator) of care services in Germany," Chapters, in: Hazel Conley & Paula Koskinen Sandberg (ed.), Handbook on Gender and Public Sector Employment, chapter 2, pages 10-21, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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