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'We Have Never Been a Guiding Country in Women's Emancipation','summary':'A podcast discussion highlights research from the Universities of Amsterdam and Tilburg indicating a decline in support for women’s emancipation in the Netherlands. While 88% of Dutch citizens believed in 2012 that men should never hit their wives, this figure has dropped to 84.2%. AD columnist Angela de Jong and reporter Josselin Gordijn attribute this shift to a conservative trend influenced by global crises and wars. They argue that despite perceptions of progress, traditional gender roles persist, with women still bearing the majority of household responsibilities. The conversation concludes that the Netherlands was never truly a guiding nation for equal rights, noting that emancipation is currently regressing after previous advancements.
A podcast discussion highlights research from the Universities of Amsterdam and Tilburg indicating a decline in support for women’s emancipation in the Netherlands. While 88% of Dutch citizens believed in 2012 that men should never hit their wives, this figure has dropped to 84.2%. AD columnist Angela de Jong and reporter Josselin Gordijn attribute this shift to a conservative trend influenced by global crises and wars. They argue that despite perceptions of progress, traditional gender roles persist, with women still bearing the majority of household responsibilities. The conversation concludes that the Netherlands was never truly a guiding nation for equal rights, noting that emancipation is currently regressing after previous advancements.
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