Work in progress
“Meet my family: women in leadership and gender stereotypes in the media”
“Gender-Inclusive Language in the Corporate Communication of German Companies: Authentic Corporate Activism or Pinkwashing?”
Hiring Lab Blog
I regularly publish on the Indeed Hiring Lab Blog, using Indeed data to provide timely insights into labor market trends. In a recent piece, I find that jobseekers’ desired benefits align with traditional gender roles: women value flexibility, while men prioritize financial benefits. I have also analyzed labor demand of European defense companies and jobseekers’ interest in that sector.
In my quarterly Labor Market Update, I zoom in on current developments within the German market. My latest Outlook & Hiring Trends Report forecasts a moderate recovery in job postings in 2026, characterized by a deepening structural divide: while demand remains robust in construction, healthcare, and defense, traditional industrial and office roles face continued pressure. Other trends for 2026 include the accelerating AI transformation of white-collar jobs and a push for pay transparency driven by the anticipated implementation of the EU directive.
Data Publications
“DIW Women Executives Barometer: Method Report and Codebook for the Waves 2015-2025”
“The Women in Economics Index - Monitoring Women Economists’ Representation in Leadership Positions”
Selected policy-related Publications
“Medien berichten geschlechterstereotyp über Vorständinnen und Aufsichtsrätinnen von DAX-Unternehmen”
“DIW Women Executives Barometer 2025: Despite Rising Shares of Women on Executive And Supervisory Boards, Gender Parity Remains A Far-off Goal”
“Women’s Representation on Corporate Boards Increases – But Further Efforts Needed”
“DIW Women Executives Barometer 2024: Share of women on the executive boards of large companies has increased, but generally is at most one woman”
“Beste Bedingungen für junge Ökonominnen und Ökonomen? Neue Daten und Empfehlungen der Arbeitsgruppe Nachwuchs im Verein für Socialpolitik”
“DIW Women Executives Barometer 2023: Number of women on boards of large companies keeps growing: Momentum from inclusion requirement, however, is waning”
“Corporate reporting provides insight into companies’ commitment to gender equality”
“DIW Women Executives Barometer 2022: Markedly more women on executive boards of large companies; inclusion requirement seemingly already having an effect”
“Few top positions in economics are held by women”