In the Netherlands, women have received PhDs in exact sciences systematically lower than men and lower than other scientific fields, with only 10.7 percent in 1991 and 34.7 percent in 2022. The field with the highest share of PhD holder was medical sciences, with around 62.6 percent of PhD receivers being female.
Share of female PhD holders in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2022, by field
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Rathenau Instituut. (April 5, 2023). Share of female PhD holders in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2022, by field [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306484/share-of-female-phd-holders-in-the-netherlands-by-field/
Rathenau Instituut. "Share of female PhD holders in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2022, by field." Chart. April 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306484/share-of-female-phd-holders-in-the-netherlands-by-field/
Rathenau Instituut. (2023). Share of female PhD holders in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2022, by field. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306484/share-of-female-phd-holders-in-the-netherlands-by-field/
Rathenau Instituut. "Share of Female Phd Holders in The Netherlands from 1991 to 2022, by Field." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306484/share-of-female-phd-holders-in-the-netherlands-by-field/
Rathenau Instituut, Share of female PhD holders in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2022, by field Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306484/share-of-female-phd-holders-in-the-netherlands-by-field/ (last visited May 18, 2024)
Share of female PhD holders in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2022, by field [Graph], Rathenau Instituut, April 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306484/share-of-female-phd-holders-in-the-netherlands-by-field/