Women’s emancipation

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 women's emancipation in the Netherlands against the European yardstick.
Spoken summary of about 6 minutes.

Contents
00:00 – history of women’s emancipation
01:19 – female labour participation
02:26 – working part-time
03:03 – having children as the tipping point
04:19 – economic independence


About CBS
In societies with an explosive increase in information, it is essential that everyone has access to reliable and independent data. As the Netherlands' leading statistical agency, CBS produces information and data that are relevant, reliable and independent. These data provide insight into social issues and feed policy development and decision-making. In this way, CBS contributes to prosperity, well-being and democracy.