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A report published by the Institute for Human Rights has revealed that due to pregnancy or the birth of a child, 43% of women in the Netherlands have experienced discrimination, putting them at a disadvantage in their careers. As part of the research, 1.150 working women who had had a child in the past four years were asked about their experiences with discrimination when at work or looking for a job. The results of the 2020 investigation are the same as in 2012 and 2016, showing that little has changed for (pregnant) women over the past eight years.
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