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Number of women killed by partner or ex unchanged in 15 years
An average of 22 women were killed each year by their partner or ex-partner between 2020 and 2024 (including cases where a partner or ex-partner was the perpetrator or presumed perpetrator).
Rising economic independence among women has slowed
In 2024, 70 percent of women and 83 percent of men were economically independent.
Number of economically independent women has risen from 20 to 70 percent
Between 1977 and 2022, the share of women who were economically independent increased from 20 percent to 70 percent.
No continued decline in gender labour force participation gap
The gender gap in labour force participation has remained virtually the same in recent years.
More women than men in higher education for 23 consecutive years
In the 2021/’22 academic year, universities and universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands had altogether 443,000 female students attending against 393 thousand male students.
More women than men with psychological complaints
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.