In 2013, Rutgers conducted a study to investigate the sexual health of lesbian women, gay men, bisexual men and women and trans people in the Netherlands. Nearly 5,000 people participated in this first nation-wide study amongst these groups.
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Today UNFPA and Rutgers launched the State of the World Population report 2015 in the Netherlands. The report 'Shelter From the Storm: A transformative agenda for women and girls in a crisis-prone world' was presented by Arthur Erken, Director of UNFPA’s Division of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, to Jelte van Wieren, Director of the Stabilization and Humanitarian Aid Department at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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The innovative programme MenCare+ will receive a follow-up grant for Prevention+. Liliane Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, is making funds available from FLOW II (Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women). Prevention+ focusses on involving (young) men in order to reduce violence against women, and to improve the economic participation and self-sufficiency of women.
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In March 2012 Rutgers presented the research report ‘Gender Based Violence in Pakistan’. This is a ground-breaking study: never before have Pakistani women been approached directly and asked to be interviewed individually.
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The conference of the European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH), entitled “Transgender Health Care in Europe” will take place in Ghent, Belgium, from 12-14 March 2015. 350 conference participants from 31 different countries will attend the first biennial conference. Several Rutgers colleagues will contribute by holding a presentation.
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Most Dutch people are happy with their sex lives according to a large-scale study carried out by Rutgers. That more men than women enjoy sex is one of the main results shown in the study Sexual Health in The Netherlands 2017 which was published January 15th 2018. In particular, men over 70 and women below 25 experience sexual problems. The results also confirm that sexual coercion occurs frequently. A substantial number of homosexual and bisexual men have ever been verbally abused due to their sexual orientation. Furthermore, almost everyone agrees that sexual education should be obligatory in school.
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