A Slight (but Disappointing) Uptick in Number of Dutch Working Women
Government Target of 60%-Plus Participation Looks Unattainable
- 57% of Dutch women work, vs 53% in 2005, making it very unlikely the government can attain its goal of at least 60% female labour participation in 2010.
- Of those women who work, 70% have part-time jobs.
- Perhaps because of that, the number of economically independent women, or those who earn at least €900 (post-tax) a month, rose a mere point in 2008 from the 43% in 2006.
- Where there has been real improvement is in responsibility, with 26% of women having a managerial role in 2007, up from 21% in 2005. But women hold only 7% of top jobs in Dutch business.
- And the wage gap remains, with a woman averaging 6% less for precisely the same private-sector job as a man, and 3% in the public sector.
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