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

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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, and pharmacy assistants, where men and women earn the same. The women in the top 10 “women’s professions” earn, on average, 8 percent more than the few men in those professions. The wage gap increases along with age, indicating that women’s careers suffer more than men’s when they become parents.

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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

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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

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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 …

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 …

More women in high positions at Dutch companies; Boards of Directors lagging behind
10 months, 3 weeks ago

More women in high positions at Dutch companies; Boards of Directors lagging behind

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The share of women in top positions of large Dutch companies increased between 2020 and 2022, but the number of women on Boards of Directors is not growing fast enough, according to the Social and Economic Council. In 2022, Dutch companies’ Boards of Directors - the executives handling the day-to-day management of a business - consisted of 14.7 percent women, …

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

Gender wage gap increases to 7.4% in Netherlands

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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 …

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

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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 …

More women than men in higher education for decades, but still more men in top jobs
1 year, 9 months ago

More women than men in higher education for decades, but still more men in top jobs

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For 23 academic years, Dutch higher education institutions have counted more female than male students, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday - International Women’s Day. Despite this, the Netherlands is still struggling to close its gender wage gap, and Dutch businesses still have more men than women in leadership positions. In the 2021/22 academic year, 54 percent of students at a …

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 …

Almost as many female top civil servants as male in Dutch municipalities
2 years, 11 months ago

Almost as many female top civil servants as male in Dutch municipalities

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The large Dutch municipalities are approaching gender equality regarding the number of women working as top civil servants. 44 percent of senior civil servant positions in the 25 largest Dutch municipalities are now filled by women, BNR reports based on its own research. Top civil servants at municipalities are the municipal secretary, who manages the official organization, and the directors …

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

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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 …

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