Netherlands slips again in global gender equality ranking
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In the World Economic Forum's latest Global Gender Gap Index, the Netherlands plummets again. Once consistently at the forefront in Europe, we have now dropped to 46th place worldwide. The Netherlands is being overtaken not only by Northern European countries, but also by, for example, Namibia, South Africa, and Liberia. Professor Henk Volberda on the ultimate solution: "A separate ministry for women's affairs."
State Secretary Judith Tielen (Emancipation) is "not happy" about the growing gap between men and women. The Netherlands dropped from 43rd to 46th place on the world emancipation ranking. Last year, the Netherlands climbed from 28th place.
Netherlands drops to 46th place on Global Gender Gap Index
The Netherlands has dropped another three places on the Global Gender Gap Index, an annual study commissioned by the World Economic Forum on gender equality. The Netherlands is now in 46th place, three spots down from last year, when the country had already dropped 15 places.According to the ranking, the gender gap in the Netherlands is about 75 percent closed, but progress has stalled. The Netherlands keeps slipping because other countries are …
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AMSTERDAM (ANP) - A widening gap is emerging between men and women in the Netherlands. As a result, the Netherlands is once again slipping down the global emancipation rankings. The World Economic Forum will present the list on Thursday. The University of Amsterdam contributed to it. On the ranking, the Netherlands is...
The Netherlands has dropped again in the international ranking for gender equality. In the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index, the Netherlands is now ranked 46th, three places lower than last year, when the Netherlands had already dropped fifteen places. According to Henk Volberda, Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands has much to gain in terms of emancipation, particularly in the …
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