In November 2018, Statistics Netherlands published figures
showing that, while the gender pay gap in the Netherlands is slowly
decreasing, it still exists.
However, it is notable that the pay gap between men and women
taking into account characteristics such as the level of education,
professional status, working time and work experience remained the
same between 2014 and 2016.
This could be subject to change, as amongst young people, the
proportion of highly educated women is increasing at a slightly
faster rate than their male counterparts. For example, young women
working in government were found to earn more than their male
colleagues.
Equal pay bill for men and women
