I really appreciated this article! I’m a PhD educated scientist and science communicator in the US with 2 kids under 4 and our family is seriously considering moving to NL. I recently went from full time to part time because it would be less stressful for our family as a whole, I genuinely like my “stay at home mom days,” and we had the financial ability to make the choice. I’ve talked with Dutch colleagues about their perceptions of working motherhood and family life growing up, but anecdotes only reveal so much. Seeing cultural commentary and statistics collated here is really helping me see how things could be the same in some ways and different in others if we decide to make the move. Thanks!
I really appreciated this article! I’m a PhD educated scientist and science communicator in the US with 2 kids under 4 and our family is seriously considering moving to NL. I recently went from full time to part time because it would be less stressful for our family as a whole, I genuinely like my “stay at home mom days,” and we had the financial ability to make the choice. I’ve talked with Dutch colleagues about their perceptions of working motherhood and family life growing up, but anecdotes only reveal so much. Seeing cultural commentary and statistics collated here is really helping me see how things could be the same in some ways and different in others if we decide to make the move. Thanks!
So happy to hear that! Good luck with your potential move.