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1 Swedish Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Luncheon Mrs. Jacqueline Prins Director Gender and Equality Ministry of Education, Culture and Science 8th March 2016 Amsterdam

2 Women on boards: the Dutch case 1.The Dutch labour market situation for women 2.Women in boards of corporate organizations 3.The policy in the Netherlands to realize gender equality at top level 2

3 1. The Dutch labour market for women: some facts 64% of women is employed 75% of women work part-time Average working hours for women: 26,4 h/w (men 37,6) Working women earn about 60% of the average for men 48% of women is not economically independent Women get paid 23% less. A wage gap of 8% is not explained by difference in education or work experience 47% of women think that having children is bad for their labour market perspective 3

4 International comparison: NL in EU top in # of working women... 4

5 ... and EU champion part-time work… 5

6 … and limited economic independence of women (earning >70% minimum wage) 6

7 Most mothers work part-time... 7

8 2. Women on boards The law: Companies should have 30% women on their executive and non-executive boards The facts: Women on executive boards: 9,6% On non-executive boards:11,2% Companies with all male boards Executive76,1% Non-executive63,3% 8

9 Women on boards: Sweden and the Netherlands 2014 SwedenNLEU Boardmembers 282520 Non-executive 292621 Executive 23 913 ( Eu Cie: database on women and men in decision making, EC- WMID) 9

10 3. The Dutch policy 2014 No quota Co-operation between the government and the employers federation Measures: Database of board-ready women Two ambassadors Activating all stakeholders: CEO’s, search firms, non-executives and women Monitoring the results 10

11 2015: positive results intensifying the policy 7 measures 1.Continuing the collaboration between government, employers and the two ambassadors 2.Broadening the group of companies 3.Extending the law to 2020 4.Naming and Faming 5.Monitoring 6.Enhancing awareness and compliance 7.Transparency of future job openings on board level 11

12 Women on boards: database and vacancies 12

13 We will see the results in the fall of 2016 Thank you 13

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