Seven in 10 Dutch women are now financially independent
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Seven in 10 Dutch women are now financially independent

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Some 70% of women in the Netherlands are now able to support themselves financially, compared with just 20% when the survey was first carried out in 1977, according to new research by national statistics agency CBS. In the 1980s, 90s and 00s there was still a dip in women’s economic independence around the age of 25 but this has now largely disappeared, the CBS said. The current generation of young women are more likely to continue working and to work longer hours than their mothers and grandmothers, the CBS said. Nevertheless, part-time jobs are popular, with 70% of women working fewer than 35 hours a week, even if they don’t have children. The Netherlands has the highest percentage of part-time workers in Europe, with women working an average of 29 hours a week, 10 hours fewer than men.

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Women are twice as likely as men to be unavailable for paid work
1 month, 1 week ago

Women are twice as likely as men to be unavailable for paid work

NL Times  

A recent report by the Netherlands' Emancipation Monitor 2024 reveals that twice as many women as men are not actively seeking or available for work. In 2023, 17 percent of women between 15 and 65 who were not in school were neither employed nor available for work, compared to 8 percent of men. Women with partners were nearly four times …

"Me time" tops list of reasons not to have a full time job
1 month, 1 week ago

"Me time" tops list of reasons not to have a full time job

Dutch News  

Some 17% of women last year were not working or looking for a job, more than double the percentage of men in the same position, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Some 75% of men said ill health was the main reason they were not looking for work, but only 55% of women overall cited being unable to work …

Retired women in the Netherlands get 40% less pension than men
1 month, 1 week ago

Retired women in the Netherlands get 40% less pension than men

NL Times  

Retired women receive an average of 40 percent less pension than men, reports Wijzer in geldzaken, an initiative of the Ministry of Finance, based on research. This difference is mainly due to the fact that women work less, on average, than men, which results in less pension accrual. “Women are also generally less concerned with their financial future than men …

Seven in 10 Dutch women are now financially independent
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Seven in 10 Dutch women are now financially independent

Dutch News  

Some 70% of women in the Netherlands are now able to support themselves financially, compared with just 20% when the survey was first carried out in 1977, according to new research by national statistics agency CBS. In the 1980s, 90s and 00s there was still a dip in women’s economic independence around the age of 25 but this has now …

Women earn less than men in 8 of the 10 most common jobs
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Women earn less than men in 8 of the 10 most common jobs

NL Times  

Men earn more than women in eight out of the ten most common jobs in Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises. On average, men earn 6 percent more, the MKB Kennisplatform reported in the run-up to International Women’s Day tomorrow. The only two common positions where men don’t earn more than women are pedagogical employees, where women earn 6.2 percent more, …

Number of freelancers in Netherlands increased 85% in ten years
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Number of freelancers in Netherlands increased 85% in ten years

NL Times  

The number of self-employed people without employees has increased by 85 percent over the past ten years. “We often think that female self-employed people only work in personal services and the healthcare and welfare sectors, but most still work in business services. The KvK suspects that the increase in the number of young entrepreneurs “is probably related to a lot …

Gender wage gap increases to 7.4% in Netherlands
1 year, 2 months ago

Gender wage gap increases to 7.4% in Netherlands

NL Times  

The gender wage gap in the Netherlands - the salary difference between men and women performing the same job with the same education and experience - has increased from 5 percent in 2021 to 7.4 percent this year. Practically educated men received a 15 percent pay hike - double what women with the same education level received. “But one possible …

Dutch working population is expanding as older people work longer
1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch working population is expanding as older people work longer

Dutch News  

Some 25% 15- to 75-year-olds in the Netherlands were not in work last year or looking for a job last year, the lowest percentage in 20 years, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. Most of the 3.3 million people who are not in work or looking for a job were pensioners, but the total also includes people …

Dutch working population is expanding as older people work longer
1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch working population is expanding as older people work longer

Dutch News  

Some 25% 15- to 75-year-olds in the Netherlands were not in work last year or looking for a job last year, the lowest percentage in 20 years, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. Most of the 3.3 million people who are not in work or looking for a job were pensioners, but the total also includes people …

Young women more likely to work part time, even without kids
1 year, 8 months ago

Young women more likely to work part time, even without kids

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Young women are more likely than men to work part time shortly after they have completed their studies, particularly if they move in with a partner, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. The difference is even more marked once they have children, but as a whole young Dutch women are more likely to work fewer than 35 hours a …

Young women more likely to work part time, even without kids
1 year, 8 months ago

Young women more likely to work part time, even without kids

Dutch News  

Young women are more likely than men to work part time shortly after they have completed their studies, particularly if they move in with a partner, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. The difference is even more marked once they have children, but as a whole young Dutch women are more likely to work fewer than 35 hours a …

Government starts campaign to encourage women to work longer hours
1 year, 8 months ago

Government starts campaign to encourage women to work longer hours

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has launched a new campaign to encourage women between the ages of 30 and 60 to work more hours a week. ‘You can be free by working more, by having a career and by being more financially independent, and women are often not aware of this.’ The wage gap between men and women has shrunk slightly in …

Government starts campaign to encourage women to work longer hours
1 year, 8 months ago

Government starts campaign to encourage women to work longer hours

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has launched a new campaign to encourage women between the ages of 30 and 60 to work more hours a week. ‘You can be free by working more, by having a career and by being more financially independent, and women are often not aware of this.’ The wage gap between men and women has shrunk slightly in …

Third of Dutch women are not yet financially self sufficient, but situation has improved
2 years ago

Third of Dutch women are not yet financially self sufficient, but situation has improved

NL Times  

Three-quarters of adult women in the Netherlands consider it important to be able to support themselves, and 66 percent could actually do so last year. Among men, 87 find economic independence important, and 81 percent can support themselves, Statistics Netherlands reported in its Emancipation Monitor. “45 percent of women will work less or stop working if they have a child, …

Most mothers never go back to full-time work, survey shows
2 years, 2 months ago

Most mothers never go back to full-time work, survey shows

Dutch News  

Most working women who cut back on their hours when they have children never return to a full time job, according to research by the government’s socio-economic think-tank SCP. ‘And that includes in healthcare and education, where a lot of women are employed.’ The SCP studied mothers whose youngest child was aged between eight and 24. Half of the women …

Most mothers never go back to full-time work, survey shows
2 years, 2 months ago

Most mothers never go back to full-time work, survey shows

Dutch News  

Most working women who cut back on their hours when they have children never return to a full time job, according to research by the government’s socio-economic think-tank SCP. ‘And that includes in healthcare and education, where a lot of women are employed.’ The SCP studied mothers whose youngest child was aged between eight and 24. Half of the women …

Almost half the workforce in NL have a part-time job
2 years, 4 months ago

Almost half the workforce in NL have a part-time job

Dutch News  

The Netherlands may have a record 9.4 million people in work at present, but one third of them work no more than 20 hours a week, and almost half work less than 38 hours, news website Nu.nl reported on Monday. In total, 4.9 million people in the Netherlands work full time and 4.5 million work less, Nu.nl said, based on …

Almost half the workforce in NL have a part-time job
2 years, 4 months ago

Almost half the workforce in NL have a part-time job

Dutch News  

The Netherlands may have a record 9.4 million people in work at present, but one third of them work no more than 20 hours a week, and almost half work less than 38 hours, news website Nu.nl reported on Monday. In total, 4.9 million people in the Netherlands work full time and 4.5 million work less, Nu.nl said, based on …

Gender wage gap: Women earned 13% less than men last year
2 years, 7 months ago

Gender wage gap: Women earned 13% less than men last year

NL Times  

While the gender wage gap in the Netherlands has been shrinking for years and decreased further last year, it is still not closed. The average hourly wage for women was 13 percent lower than for men last year, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. Last year, women earned an average of 22.84 euros per hour. Women earned an average of 36 …

Netherlands counts 62% more female entrepreneurs in a decade
2 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands counts 62% more female entrepreneurs in a decade

NL Times  

The number of female entrepreneurs in the Netherlands increased by over 60 percent in the past decade, though the share of female-owned businesses increased only marginally. "The difference with men has narrowed, and the proportion of women in top positions has slowly increased, according to the latest Emancipation Monitor from 2020," said Dr. Josette Dijkhuizen. "On the other hand, the …

Netherlands has second largest gender pension gap in EU
3 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands has second largest gender pension gap in EU

NL Times  

On average, men in the Netherlands receive over 40 percent more pension than their female peers. In 2018, men in the Netherlands received an average pension of 34 thousand euros, while women received almost 20 thousand euros on average. But the current generation of working women also work part-time relatively often and therefore build up less pension than their male …

Interactive map reveals inequality of opportunity in the Netherlands
3 years, 6 months ago

Interactive map reveals inequality of opportunity in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

Researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam are uncovering what they describe as ‘striking’ levels of inequality in the Netherlands, after pooling massive amounts of data on millions of Dutch residents. Growing up in a high-income family rather than a low income family will give children three times the chance of achieving an college qualification and five times the chance of …

Interactive map reveals inequality of opportunity in the Netherlands
3 years, 6 months ago

Interactive map reveals inequality of opportunity in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

Researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam are uncovering what they describe as ‘striking’ levels of inequality in the Netherlands, after pooling massive amounts of data on millions of Dutch residents. Growing up in a high-income family rather than a low income family will give children three times the chance of achieving an college qualification and five times the chance of …

Women still paid less than men in all EU; 14.6% less in Netherlands
3 years, 9 months ago

Women still paid less than men in all EU; 14.6% less in Netherlands

NL Times  

Women in all European Union member states still earn less per hour than their male counterparts. The gender wage gap was smallest between young men and young women just starting out on the labor market. Eurostat partly attributed the gender wage gap to women more often interrupting their career due to pregnancy and childcare. The type of jobs men and …

The Many Faces of Jobs in the Netherlands
6 years, 10 months ago

The Many Faces of Jobs in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The Dutch job market is experiencing a boom, with the unemployment rate dropping below 5%. However, there are still millions of people who would like a job but are not officially classified as unemployed. This is due to a number of factors, including the increasing popularity of part-time work and the blurring of the lines between different job categories. Many …

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