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Still a perfect model? The gender impact of vocational training in Germany
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Abstract Reconstructing the parallel structure of ‘dual’ and ‘school-based’ vocational routes reveals the close connection between the German vocational training system and the segmentation of the labour market by gender. The example of jobs in childcare and pre-primary education shows that the legacy of sem... view more
Reconstructing the parallel structure of ‘dual’ and ‘school-based’ vocational routes reveals the close connection between the German vocational training system and the segmentation of the labour market by gender. The example of jobs in childcare and pre-primary education shows that the legacy of semi-professionalism in these occupations is not just rooted in the nature of training and working conditions, but complexly interlinks with the prevalence of the male breadwinner model sustained by social policy regulations and the German taxation system. In France, by contrast, the central state takes responsibility for the provision of childcare from zero to six years of age to support female labour force participation and dual-earner couples. This has also fostered professionalisation in the respective occupations. Whilst this may not necessarily induce a degendering process at the level of horizontal segregation of vocational qualifications, it facilitates gender equality in terms of vertical mobility and the professional status of women.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; vocational education; education system; labor market segmentation; professionalization; affirmative action; segregation; dual system; social services; manpower requirements; nursing services; social policy; welfare state; labor market; gender-specific factors; family policy; child care; preschool school; working conditions; structure of qualification; gender; social construction
Classification
Vocational Training, Adult Education
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
labour market segmentation; school-based VET; social services; tertiarisation; staff shortages
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 78-92
Journal
Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 67 (2015) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2014.922118
ISSN
1747-5090
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications