Abstract
Despite their potential vulnerability and untapped work potential, research on the group of women without a paid job and social benefits is limited. This study is the first to identify profiles among women in this group based on their intersecting economic, sociodemographic and contextual characteristics. A cluster analysis conducted on Dutch population register data from 2019 challenges previous research that lumped women without a paid job and social benefits into a single group. Rather, we reveal three distinct profiles: ‘Dutch empty nesters (i.e., mothers with adult children) in affluent households’, ‘Migrant women in urban living areas’ and ‘Dutch, educated mothers with affluent partners’. The identification of these three profiles can mark a significant step in developing tailored active labour market policies for women without a paid job and social benefits.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 717-728 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Social Policy and Administration |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 26 Aug 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 The Author(s). Social Policy & Administration published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Funding
This article was written in the context of a project on the economic resilience of women in the Netherlands which received financial support from the Dutch Research Agenda (NWO).
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| Dutch Research Agenda |
| Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek |
Keywords
- cluster analysis
- homemakers
- intersectionality
- labour market participation
- population data
- social benefits