Ida Gaede

ida.gaede(at)sciencespo.fr

Sujet de thèse - Dissertation Title

Migrant Mothers: the Role of Citizenship and Migration in Post-Birth Employment Trajectories in Germany and France

Supervisors: Marta Dominguez Folgueras and Philipp Brandt (Sciences Po - CSO)

Funding: ERC Starting Grant Project “Returns to Work in Occupational, Relational, and Corporate Settings”, under the direction of Philipp Brandt (2023 - 2028).

This thesis explores how motherhood influences women's employment trajectories in Germany and France, focusing on immigrant women. It explores long-term patterns of returning to work after childbirth and the motherhood wage penalty across different nationalities, while also considering institutional and regional factors that shape employment outcomes.