ZEW Economist Holger Bonin Appointed to the Expert Commission for the Second Report on Equality

What concrete political measures are suitable to actually enable men and women to meet as equals in professional and family life? This question will be addressed by the Expert Commission working on the German government’s second Report on Equality. ZEW researcher Professor Holger Bonin has been appointed to this commission by Manuela Schwesig, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.

Holger Bonin heads the ZEW Research Department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy". For the Report on Equality, Bonin and eleven other members of the Expert Commission focus on key stages in life that are particularly important for equal opportunity policies. Such key stages include career entry, starting a family and the provision of care for family members. The honorary, independent commission began work on May 8, 2015.