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The Covid-19 pandemic and the associated measures to contain the virus led to major changes in the world of work and created particular challenges for parents. As part of a joint project with the Institute of Economic and Social Research of the Hans Böckler Foundation (WSI), we are examining the medium- and long-term gender-specific effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on employment, income, and careers. While the research team at the WSI analyses observational data from the HBS Employment Survey and the IAB-PASS, the research team at the WZB is focusing on the collection and analysis of experimental data.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the associated measures to contain the virus led to major changes in the world of work and created particular challenges for parents. As part of a joint project with the Institute of Economic and Social Research of the Hans Böckler Foundation (WSI), we are examining the medium- and long-term gender-specific effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on employment, income, and careers. While the research team at the WSI analyses observational data from the HBS Employment Survey and the IAB-PASS, the research team at the WZB is focusing on the collection and analysis of experimental data.

In my doctoral project, I am investigating changes in young people's career aspirations since the year 2000. Firstly, I will explore trends in the occupations that young people aspire to in the 9th grade. Secondly, I will analyse whether youths' occupational aspirations are influenced by social and economic changes, such as the expansion of upper secondary schools or changes in occupational structure.