Press
Press
Interviews and reports on research results and publications
appeared on television and radio (e.g. Deutschlandfunk, SWR, BR, ZDF) and in print and online media (e.g. Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Spiegel, Tagesspiegel, Die Welt, various other national and international newspapers and magazines).
Here you will find a selection of media reports that are accessible online (as of 2016):
Educational inequalities: Competence development of children of older mothers
WELT am Sonntag: “Old mothers, clever children” https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/plus253722452/Spaete-Schwangerschaft-Warum-aeltere-Muetter-kluegere-und-sozial-kompetentere-Kinder-haben.html, 28.09.2024
taz: "Good math grades for all! " https://taz.de/Aeltere-Muetter-schlauere-Kinder/!6013160/, 11.06.2024.
NWZonline: "Why do older mothers have the smarter children? " https://www.nwzonline.de/ratgeber/warum-haben-aeltere-muetter-die-kluegeren-kinder-viele-eltern-sind-oft-kraftlos-und-erschoepft_a_4,1,1419966434.html, 10.06.2024.
Zdf.de: "How the age of your mother influences you " https://www.zdf.de/kinder/logo/mathe-kinder-aeltere-muetter-100.html, 08.06.2024.
Die Welt: "Why children with older mothers have advantages " https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article251884338/Familie-Kinder-mit-aelteren-Muettern-profitieren-intellektuell-und-emotional.html, 07.06.2024.
Passauer Neue Presse: "Children of older mothers do better in math on average " https://www.pnp.de/nachrichten/wissenschaft/kinder-aelterer-muetter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-mathematik-16194864, 07.06.2024.
Nürnberger Nachrichten: "Children of older mothers do better in math on average " https://www.nn.de/welt/kinder-alterer-mutter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-mathematik-1.14291731, 06.06.2024.
Süddeutsche Zeitung: "Children of older mothers do better in math on average " https://www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/studie-kinder-aelterer-muetter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-mathematik-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-240606-99-296422, 06.06.2024.
Spiegel.de: "Children of older mothers are better at math according to study " https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/spaete-mutterschaft-kinder-von-aelteren-muettern-sind-laut-studie-besser-in-mathe-a-b05ad13c-02d6-4ab2-ae0f-0a5168e41066, 06.06.2024.
Frankfurter Rundschau: "Children of older mothers do better in math on average " https://www.fr.de/wissen/kinder-aelterer-muetter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-mathematik-zr-93113549.html, 06.06.2024.
Zeit Online: "Children of older mothers are apparently better at math " https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2024-06/aeltere-muetter-kinder-mathe-studie, 06.06.2024.
Tagesspiegel: "'Develop significantly better': Children of older mothers are better at math, according to study " https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/kinder-entwickeln-sich-deutlich-besser-kinder-von-alteren-muttern-sind-laut-studie-besser-in-mathematik-und-sozialer-11779910.html, 06.06.2024.
Stuttgarter Zeitung: "Why children of older mothers are better at math " https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.studie-warum-kinder-aelterer-muetter-besser-in-mathematik-sind.4608cd08-b640-423b-9b25-2be2e0997a48.html, 06.06.2024.
Presse Augsburg: "Study: Children of older mothers are better at math " https://presse-augsburg.de/studie-kinder-von-aelteren-muettern-sind-besser-in-mathe/952604/, 06.06.2024.
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung: "Study: Children of older mothers are better at math " https://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/artikel/studie-kinder-von-aelteren-muettern-besser-in-mathematik-47156665, 06.06.2024.
Blick: "Children of older mothers are better at math " https://www.blick.ch/ausland/forscher-haben-damit-nicht-gerechnet-kinder-von-aelteren-muettern-sind-besser-in-mathematik-id19817019.html, 06.06.2024.
FAZ.NET: "Children of older mothers do better in math on average " https://www.faz.net/agenturmeldungen/dpa/kinder-aelterer-muetter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-mathematik-19769003.html, 06.06.2024.
Münchner Merkur: "Children of older mothers are better at math on average " https://www.merkur.de/wissen/kinder-aelterer-muetter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-mathematik-zr-93113549.html, 06.06.2024.
NRZ Neue Ruhr Zeitung Essen: "Kinder älterer Mütter durchschnittlich besser in Mathematik " https://www.nrz.de/panorama/wissenschaft/article242509958/Kinder-aelterer-Muetter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-Mathematik.html, 06.06.2024.
Westdeutsche Zeitung: "Children of older mothers do better in math on average " https://www.wz.de/panorama/wissenschaft/kinder-aelterer-muetter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-mathematik_aid-114058167, 06.06.2024.
Nordsee-Zeitung: "Children of older mothers on average better at math " https://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/Deutschland-und-Welt/Kinder-aelterer-Muetter-durchschnittlich-besser-in-Mathematik-213793.html, 06.06.2024.
Münstersche Zeitung: "Older mothers have smarter children " https://www.muensterschezeitung.de/mz-kna/aeltere-muetter-haben-kluegere-kinder-2991909?&npg, 06.06.2024.
Professional development
Deutschlandfunk - Campus und Karriere: "Continuing education - limited career opportunities for young mothers " https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/junge-muetter-haben-weniger-chancen-auf-berufliche-weiterbildung-int-prof-zoch-dlf-96adc346-100.html, 19.09.2023.
Childcare system and effects on maternal employment
Vox: „What happens when you promise child care for every kid? Lessons for Americans from Germany’s imperfect experiment.” https://www.vox.com/policy/379309/child-care-affordable-germany-motherhood-kita-daycare, 30.10.2024.
Unpaid work in the family
NWZ Online: "Why the fair division of housework is so important " https://www.nwzonline.de/oldenburg/oldenburger-forscherin-gundula-zoch-ueber-gleichberechtigung-frauen-ab-geburt-von-kindern-benachteiligt_a_4,1,232463945.html, 07.03.2024.
Deutschlandfunk - Systemfragen: "What is masculinity actually? " https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/geschlechterforschung-was-ist-eigentlich-maennlichkeit-dlf-59f37a4e-100.html, 18.09.2023.
NWZ Online: "Men have not significantly increased their workload in the household " https://www.nwzonline.de/oldenburg/muttertag-oldenburger-forscherin-gundula-zoch-ueber-maenner_a_4,0,787652042.html, 12.05.2023.
equalpayday.de (2023). 'Podcast - the podcast on equal pay', episode 7, https://epdpodcats.podigee.io/9-neue-episode
Late effects of the corona pandemic
Süddeutsche Zeitung: “With the virus against diversity of opinion” https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/corona-debattenkultur-vertrauen-staat-demokratie-lux.MQrRnXVs6yvCjZFgCeduuc?reduced=true, 30.08.2024
Corona crisis and care work
Deutschlandfunk Kultur: "Traditional role relationships cemented " https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/studien-zu-eltern-in-der-coronakrise-traditionelle.976.de.html?dram:article_id=490585, 11.01.2021.
Nuremberg Education Office - Blog: "Effects of the corona pandemic on childcare", https://bildungsblog.nuernberg.de/2021/04/15/auswirkungen-der-corona-pandemie-auf-die-kinderbetreuung/, 15.04.2021
Süddeutsche Zeitung: "Mothers shouldered the main burden in the corona crisis " https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eltern-muetter-corona-krise-kinderbetreuung-homeschooling-1.5064890, 14.10.2020.
Die Zeit: "Childcare in Corona times often shouldered by mothers " https://www.zeit.de/news/2020-10/13/kinderbetreuung-in-corona-zeiten-oft-von-mutter-geschultert, 13.10.2020
Stuttgarter Nachrichten: "In the corona crisis, women often take on childcare alone " https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.aufgabenverteilung-in-familien-in-der-coronakrise-uebernehmen-frauen-oft-allein-die-kinderbetreuung.ce0bce47-7cba-43bc-84f8-2ec73a60eb48.html, 19.10.2020.
Equal rights: Female soccer commentators at the European Championship
NWZ Online: “EM 2024 with Claudia Neumann and Co.: Why female soccer commentators have to put up with so much criticism” https://www.nwzonline.de/fussball/em-2024-mit-claudia-neumann-und-co-warum-die-kommentatorinnen-beim-fussball-so-viel-kritik-einstecken-muessen_a_4,1,1753625638.html, 23.07.2024.
Award - the 100 most important young East Germans
Die ZEIT: "The 100 most important young East Germans - Who are the people up to 40 that we will still be hearing from? " https://www.zeit.de/2019/46/ostdeutschland-junge-menschen-herkunft-wiedervereinigung-jubilaeum#66-gundula-zoch, November 7, 2019.
Parental leave for fathers
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: "Conclusion - the business blog. 'Papa takes a baby break '" https://blogs.faz.net/fazit/2019/07/19/papa-macht-babypause-10919/, July 19, 2019.
Stuttgarter Nachrichten and Stuttgarter Zeitung: "Parental allowance: Väter im Land profitieren " https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.elternzeit-elterngeld-vaeter-im-land-profitieren.114d5c5c-a80b-4093-89de-2f0c2ab0f2bf.html, October 6, 2016.