Dr. Gunilla Fincke is Director General for Skills, Vocational Training and Securing a Skilled Labour Force at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) since January 2022. From 2018 to 2021, she… [Read more]
Tag: labour market
The curse of long leaves and cash transfers: How Austrian family policy is (still) missing the point
When it comes to families, the primary caregiver model still dominates policy in Austria. A comprehensive review of in-cash, in-time and in-kind benefits is urgently needed to raise women’s labour market participation, argues Alisa Trojansky.… [Read more]
Germany before the Elections – 6 Questions to Henrik Enderlein
As Germany prepares to head to the polls, MPP students Johanna Buchholz and Racien Nowak sat down with future Dean of the Hertie School Henrik Enderlein to weigh on the elections and discuss issues at… [Read more]
What a Way to Make a Living: Katri Bertram and Stephan Höyng on Gender and Labour
In April 2017, the Hertie School’s Gender Equality and Sexuality Club held its first “Cracking the Ceiling” Gender and Labour Conference. Governance Post editors Isabela Vera, Lisa Gow and Sara Cooper talked to two speakers… [Read more]
Neutral, or Just Not Fair? The CJEU’s Ruling on the Headscarf Cases
On 14 March 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that private sector employers may be justified in banning employees from wearing religious, philosophical or political symbols, including headscarves, at work. Executive… [Read more]