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Progress of gender equality in the Netherlands
The Netherlands scores 75.9 out of 100 points in EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2021. Find out why and explore all the scores on our website.
Gender statistics on the Netherlands
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Translations of EIGE's work in Dutch
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- Toolkit pageEducation, Employment, Research
Quality healthcare requires integrating a sex and gender dimension in all aspects of health research and clinical practice....
- Toolkit pageEducation, Employment, Research
Quality healthcare requires integrating a sex and gender dimension in all aspects of health research and clinical practice....
- Toolkit pageEducation, Employment, Research
PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework...
- Toolkit pageEducation, Employment, Research
In 2016, Leiden University took the initiative for a National Dialogue Network of Diversity Officers....
- Toolkit pageEducation, Employment, Research
In the summer of 2019, the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) began its Irène Curie Fellowship (ICF) Programme....
- PublicationHealth, Justice, Violence
Data collection systems vary widely across EU Member States, as they draw on various sources....
- PublicationEmployment
Parental leave is granted to parents, usually after maternity and paternity leave, allowing mothers and fathers to take care of their young children without losing their jobs....
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With 74.1 out of 100 points, the Netherlands ranks 5th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. The Netherlands’ score is 6.2 points above the EU’s score....
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With 72.1 out of 100 points, the Netherlands ranks sixth in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 4.7 points higher than the EU’s score....
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The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to...
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The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015....
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Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected....