Netherlands
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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
We offer several resources in Dutch. Find them all in our archives.
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- ResourceEmployment
Report on flexibility of working hours. Participation in society viewed from the perspective of citizens Format: pdf-file
- ResourceEmployment
Report on the situation of gender equality in The Netherlands. Covered areas: Labour market, education, corperate business, income. Format: Pdf-file
- ResourceEmployment
Main targets and description of the governmental gender equality policy Format: pdf-file
- ResourceEmployment
Advisory report on flexibility in working hours and private, family life. Advice on flexibility in services, such as childcare facilities Format: pdf-file
- Publication
Country profile of Netherlands- Gender Equality Index 2015
- Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
- Good practiceHealth, Violence
A joined-up policy on domestic violence...
- ResourceHealth, Violence
Foreigners who perform FGM on a Dutch girl (living in the Netherlands or with a Dutch passport) or contribute, can be prosecuted in the Netherlands....
- ResourceHealth, Violence
This study includes estimations of number of women and girls living in the Netherlands in 2012, who have undergone or are at risk of FGM....
- ResourceCulture
There is debate about whether the post-Fordist or high-performance work organization can overcome the disadvantages women encounter in traditional gendered organizations....
- ResourceCulture
Accounts of new media working conditions draw heavily on two polarized stereotypes, veering from techno-utopianism on the one hand, to a vision of web-workers as the new ‘precariat’, victims of neo-li...