Netherlands

Law proposal on gender balanced company boards submitted to Parliament

Decision by the Supreme Court on the overlapping of maternity leave and school holidays

Decision by the Equality Body on the policy of University Eindhoven to appoint more women in academic positions

Measures to counteract domestic violence during the corona crisis

Work-life balance during corona crisis

Problems with access to an abortion during the corona crisis

Adoption of law proposal

Policy of University Eindhoven to appoint more women in academic positions

Law proposal to introduce measures to reduce the gender pay gap

Law proposal accepted by both chambers of Parliament

District Court the Hague grants compensation for pregnancy discrimination; District Court East-Brabant (‘Oost-Brabant’) rejects discrimination claim

Judgment by the Council of State on discrimination of a pregnant woman who applied for a research grant

Extension of paternity leave

Proposal to explicitly include protection against discrimination on the ground of sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression into the General Equal Treatment Act and court decision on registration of an intersex condition

Judgment by the District Court The Hague on compensation for not extending an employment contract because of pregnancy

Judgment by the Administrative High Court on less favourable treatment of an employee because of parental leave

Arrangement for compensation of self-employed women who did not receive a maternity benefit