Work, Gender and social security systems
This research area focuses on questions regarding the relationship between paid work and (unpaid) reproduction work. It looks at how work is shaped in terms of time, as well as at the living situation of women and men and their social protection. Topics include:
- The relationship between employment and reproduction work, gender segregation
- Compatibility of work and caring responsibilities
- Occupational biographies of men and women and social protection (for examp childcare benefits, parental part-time work, pension regulations)
- The situation of caring relatives
- Time out and part-time arrangements against the background of the (nursing) care of relatives
Research projects
| Project title | Key project staff | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frauen im Aufsichtsrat | Ingrid Mairhuber, Bernadette Allinger, Agnes Fess | ongoing | 09/2025 - 03/2026 |
| European Observatory on Quality of Life (EurLIFE), laufende Periode | Bernadette Allinger | ongoing | 03/2022 - 02/2026 |
| Arbeitsbedingungen von Kameraleuten in Europa | Georg Adam, Andreas Schadauer | completed | 01/2024 - 04/2025 |
| Diskriminierung von Frauen im österreichischen Literaturbetrieb | Myriam Gaitsch, Georg Adam, Andreas Schadauer, Bernadette Allinger, Cornelia Prentner | ongoing | 04/2024 - 02/2025 |
| Zwei Studien im Rahmen des Projekts “EPSR-SPA SociAll” | Georg Adam, Bernadette Allinger | completed | 03/2023 - 10/2023 |
| Die Situation von Eltern an der Fakultät für technische Chemie der TU Wien | Bettina Stadler | completed | 09/2022 - 03/2023 |
| Das Arbeitsmarktpotential von Wiedereinsteigerinnen in Oberösterreich | Bettina Stadler, Paul Malschinger, Daniela Aigner | completed | 04/2022 - 11/2022 |
| 24 Stunden-Betreuung/Personenbetreuung in Privathaushalten in der EU | Ingrid Mairhuber, Bernadette Allinger | completed | 12/2019 - 06/2021 |
| Gesundheitsberufe in der EU – Arbeits- und Beschäftigungsbedingungen und Personalknappheit | Bernadette Allinger, Ingrid Mairhuber | completed | 01/2020 - 06/2021 |
| Anhebung des gesetzlichen Frauenpensionsantrittsalters ab 2024: Auswirkungen auf Branchen, Betriebe und Frauen | Ingrid Mairhuber | completed | 12/2019 - 06/2021 |