Learning and Work hybrid seminars, spring/summer 2026

The Maastricht University - SBE hybrid seminar series features researchers from different disciplines, with focuses on both academic and policy issues.

The hybrid seminar series takes place every Tuesday from 12:00 to 13:00, on site and also via Microsoft Teams.

Organisers of L&W seminars

Raymond Montizaan: r.montizaan@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Katarina Wessling: k.wessling@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Steffen Künn: s.kuenn@maastrichtuniversity.nl

  • Upcoming seminars

    When: Tuesday, 3rd of February 
    Time: 12.00 - 13.00
    Where: TS53 - C-1.03

    Speaker: Katarina Weßling1 2 Christian Ebner3 

    1 Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University 

    2 Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, BIBB, Bonn 

    3 Technische Universität Braunschweig

    Titel: Does the conservative culture in the region matter? A longitudinal analysis of mothers’ child-related career interruptions using German micro-level and context-level data 

    Abstract: Our study examines whether regional conservative culture shapes mothers’ child-related career interruptions in Germany. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (2006–2019) linked to district-level indicators, we analyze the timing of mothers’ return to part-time and/or full-time employment after childbirth. Event-history models incorporate regional labor market conditions, childcare availability, and normative climate in the region measured by long-term conservative voting patterns. Results show that conservative regional cultures delay mothers’ return to full-time employment, while part-time re-entry remains unaffected. Moreover, conservative voting patterns in the region negatively influence the effect of childcare availability on the return to employment. These findings highlight the importance of cultural contexts alongside structural factors in shaping gendered career trajectories.

     

    Scheduled seminars


    24.02.2026 Arnaud Dupuy - Uni Luxemburg 
    10.03.2026 Wieteke Conen (UvA)
    24.03.2026 tba
    21.04.2026 tba
    12.05.2026 tba
    26.05.2026 tba
    09.06.2026 Hannah Klauber (PIK)
    23.06.2026 tba
    07.07.2026 Amelie Schiprowski (Uni Bonn)
     

     
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