Gender wage gap narrows in The Netherlands
Whilst the gap may have narrowed over the last few decades, in 2012 male workers still appeared to earn more than their female counterparts in the Netherlands. Significantly more. Given that discrimination according to gender is in breach of EU principles of equality, and that it can be disadvantageous to the labour market and the economy, policymakers and labour market institutions would do well to 'acquire a better understanding of the existence, trend, and explanation of the pay gap between male and female workers'. So asserts Florianne Verkroost in her bachelor's degree dissertation 'The Gender Wage Gap in the Netherlands from 1986 to 2012: a Multilevel Analysis'. On Saturday, 25 June Verkroost graduates from the University of Twente in the honours research degree course ATLAS.