Good practice Imported

Women Lobby (the Netherlands)

Netherlands · See the Netherlands profile

The Council of Dutch Women (NVR) is an umbrella organization representing a diverse network of organizations committed to advancing the position of women in the Netherlands. Since its founding in 1898, the NVR has been a collective force advocating for a society where women and m

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Nederlandse Vrouwen Raad (Dutch Women's Council) — website
Power domain: Social Power
Methods / tools: Awareness-raising, Monitoring, Networking
Keywords: networking, policy learning, lobby, policy innovation

Context

The Council of Dutch Women (NVR), founded in 1898, is an umbrella organisation of Dutch women's organisations lobbying for gender equality, women's rights, economic independence and political representation, through workshops, conferences, roundtables and digital campaigns that pool member expertise.

Implementation

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Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
Promoter website — accessed 2026-06-14

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Quality score: 70/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 47% in this catalogue (719 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by ProPEGE consortium (Equal Leadership)

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Transferability / replicability1/3

How readily the practice can be replicated or transferred to other contexts (graded 0–3).

Effectiveness1/1

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Evaluated outcomes1/1

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Achievement / evidence1/1

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Sustainability1/1

Whether the practice is ongoing or has lasting institutional structures.

Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1

How well gender equality is embedded across strategy, continuity and financing.

Curator validation1/1

The ProPEGE curators' validation of quality, scope and final approval.

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Evidoria. Women Lobby (the Netherlands). Persistent ID: d8b6f467-1bf3-40dd-a67f-3a1109cb64b5.

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