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May 26, 2025
Conservative party again rejects motion on women in leadership

The conservative Protestant party SGP has again voted down a proposal to formally recognize women’s eligibility for political and administrative roles, maintaining a

The Netherlands Times
May 15, 2024
Netherlands: Half of women in local politics face online harassment

Nearly half (47 percent) of women in local politics face threats and hate online, compared to 35 percent of their male colleagues.

Politico
November 21, 2023
Dutch on brink of electing first female leader

Dutch voters may be about to get someone very different from the outgoing veteran prime minister Mark Rutte.

November 3, 2023
Online vitriol could undo decades of political progress, warns Dutch deputy PM

Six years after Sigrid Kaag was catapulted into the highest ranks of Dutch politics, police keep a constant watch over her home.

July 20, 2023
Women make up a majority of Dutch Cabinet members for first time ever








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July 14, 2023
Netherlands: another prominent woman quits national politics over "ugly" atmosphere; more concerns raised



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Dutch King Willem-Alexander (C) and Prime Minister Mark Rutte pose for a photo with other ministers of the new the government AP Photo/Peter Dejong
January 11, 2022
Women get parity as Dutch government sworn in after record delay

The new government has been sworn into office in the Netherlands, a record 299 days after the country's last election.Mark Rutte is now set to become the Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister as he leads a fourth separate executive.

April 15, 2021
Dutch election: Is online sexism holding women back from becoming MPs?

With female participation in this week’s election in the Netherlands breaking records, one campaign group can be excused for feeling optimistic.

Will the Netherlands’ gender quota experiment work?

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February 18, 2021

Will the Netherlands’ gender quota experiment work?

Quotas are unpopular, especially in the liberal Netherlands. But next week its parliament is expected to impose a quota system to ensure major businesses employ more women at the highest levels.

Quotas are unpopular, especially in the liberal Netherlands. But next week its parliament is expected to impose a quota system to ensure major businesses employ more women at the highest levels.