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Gender equality

The government seeks to promote equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities for men and women. One of the chief aims of its gender equality policy is to strengthen the economic independence of women and raise the percentage of women in employment. This means getting more women into work and making it possible for men and women to share work and care responsibilities more equitably.

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Government offers apologies for old Transgender Act

30-11-2020 | 08:23

Under the Transgender Act (Transgenderwet), transgender people have been able change their gender designation on their birth ...

Statutory target again for gender balance on company boards

15-01-2016 | 14:30

The government intends to maintain the statutory target for the ratio of men to women on the executive and supervisory boards of ...

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