Research Group

Gender Inequalities and Fertility

At a Glance Projects Publications Team

Project

The Unequal Transition: Parenthood, Labor Division, and Economic Outcomes in Couples (Dissertation)

Nicole Hiekel, Flavia Mazzeo, Agnese Vitali (University of Trento, Italy)

This project examines how parenthood and subsequent partnership transitions reshape economic interdependence within couples. By analyzing labor division, resource sharing, and post-dissolution dynamics, it shows how family transitions generate durable gender inequalities and structure economic vulnerability across family trajectories.  Detailed Description

Publications

Mazzeo, F.; Hiekel, N.; Vitali, A.:

Joint pot or separate purses? Unpacking the cohabitation-marriage gap in income pooling across Europe

Journal of Family Research 38, 23–46. (2026)    

Mazzeo, F.; Schwartz, C.; Scherer, S.; Vitali, A.:

Trends in women's educational advantage and divorce in East and West Germany

Comparative Population Studies 49, 317–336. (2024)