According to a report published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP), the economic position of women has improved: woman work more hours and are more financially independent in 2019 compared to 2018. The report also shows that between 2017 and 2019 more women started working in the Netherlands (73% versus 76%) and that the average working hours of women increased by over half an hour to 28.5 hours per week. Men work an average of almost 39 hours a week.
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