Eheliche Auflösung und Neugründung von Paargemeinschaften: Analyse von Geschlechtereffekten beim Einkommen

Abstract

This article adopts a multilevel perspective of investigating the impact of a partnership event (separation/ divorce and repartnering) on women’s and men’s individual income. Alongside individual resources, the focus of interest is the gender-specific influence on income. The theoretical reference points of the analysis combine a life course perspective with microeconomic and gender-role considerations. The gendered patterns of differences in income after the dissolution of marriage and the rebuilding of a new partnership after separation are analyzed for the period of 1999-2007 on the basis of data from the Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) for Switzerland and Germany. Results suggest that there are different gender effects regarding dissolution of partnerships and repartnering. The effects of gender on income are estimated by means of multilevel analysis and controlling for individual and contextual factors of income. The results indicate that there are opposite gender-specific effects on income depending on the partnership event.