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Four out of 10 parents of children under the age of 18 would prefer to divide work and care tasks equally.

The Emancipation Monitor describes the position of women as compared to men in the areas of education, employment, income, work and care, crime victim rates and safety, and health. It also measures...

In 2023, in 13 percent of families with children under 18 only the father was in paid work, while their partners (mostly women) were not in paid work.

In 1960, CBS was growing rapidly and it struggled with staff shortages. The large building on Oostduinlaan had become too crowded: CBS itself had expanded significantly, and staff from other...

In 2021, 18 percent of the female population aged 12 and over were suffering from psychological complaints. This was 12 percent among the male population.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.

Women work fewer hours, earn lower incomes. More women in top civil sector and commercial sector positions.

Women nowadays are more highly educated, up to age 45 even more highly educated than men.

Labour participation and economic independence of women increase in spite of crisis.

Dossier Emancipation

Labour participation by women remains unchanged

Custom-made tables on women in the areas of labour, income and combining work and family. The tables are broken down by municipality and by economic sector. The figures are available on the website...

Inequality between men and women in the Netherlands is relatively small compared to the other countries of the EU 27. The Netherlands has a relatively high score on the Gender Empowerment...

The Emancipation Monitor by CBS and SCP shows that the economic position of women has improved.

In 2017, 1.7% of women aged 15 years or older said they had been the victim of one or more violent crimes, against 2.5% of men. Intimidation is the most common crime among both sexes. Women report...

The focus of this agreement is on further deepening of both research and innovation work, with extra attention being paid to privacy

Nearly 31 percent of both men and women in the Netherlands have a higher professional (HBO) or university (WO) qualification.

The share of women among the highest-paid employees in large organisations has seen a steady increase in recent years.

In 2008, nearly 60 percent of women participated on the labour market. After 2005, female labour participation has annually risen by 2 percentage points.

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 10 - 14 december 2012 (Week 50).