2. A Question of Security? Career Instability and Transition to Parenthood • Ana Karalashvili , Humboldt University Berlin; Christian Brzinsky-Fay, University of Hamburg.

3. Precarious Employment, Gender, and Parenthood from Midlife Onwards • Angelo Lorenti , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Jessica Nisen, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Letizia Mencarini, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy; Mikko Myrskyla, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

4. Gendered Relationship of Childbearing with Earnings Accumulated by Midlife in Two Nordic Countries • Jessica Nisén , University of Turku; Anni Erlandsson, University of Turku; Marika Jalovaara, University of Turku.

5. How Are the Division of Labor in Couples, Its Fairness Perception, and Relationship Quality Interrelated? • Heike Trappe , Universität Rostock; Katja Köppen, Universität Rostock.

6. Projecting Gender Inequalities in Work-Life Trajectories and Retirement Expectations at Age 55: Estimates for Germany • Linda Vecgaile , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Emilio Zagheni, Max Planck Institute for demographic Research; Luca Badolato, The Ohio State University; Luiz Felipe Vecchietti, Institute for Basic Science.

7. Ph.D. Parenthood Dilemma in Academia: Gender Differences in Trajectories of Childbearing and Ph.D. Pursuit among Researchers • Xinyi Zhao , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Vicent Larivière, Université de Montréal; Cassidy Sugimoto, Georgia Institute of Technology.