Only 4% of managers at Dutch firms are female, but working mums do well
Some 13% of working mothers who have a full-time job are in a managerial position, around the same percentage as fathers who work full-time, according to new research by the national statistics office CBS.
However, only around one in four working women has a full-time position and, overall, just 4% of female staff have a management job. One in four men works fewer than 36 hours week.
The government wants to ensure 30% of boardroom jobs are done by women by 2016 but the current figure is only around 16%.
Earlier this week, the government and employers’ organisation VNO-NCW published a database featuring 295 women considered good candidates for top jobs in industry.
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