{"id":197096,"date":"2026-04-02T10:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=197096"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:04:51","slug":"mannelijke-studenten-wonen-vaker-thuis-ei-bakken-is-al-te-moeilijk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/02\/mannelijke-studenten-wonen-vaker-thuis-ei-bakken-is-al-te-moeilijk\/","title":{"rendered":"Male students live at home longer: \u2018Cooking an egg is already too difficult\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">Men are more likely to live with their parents during their student years than women. Less than half of male students move out during this period, compared to 64 per cent of women. Students on campus are not surprised by these figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<div data-component=\"oembed\" class=\"relative max-w-5xl\" data-module=\"oembed\" data-source=\"consent_embed_youtube\" data-type=\"video\" data-cookiebot=\"\" data-disable-notice=\"\">\n\t\t<a\n\t\thref=\"#embed-skip-6a14e4edd8e28\"\n\t\tdata-component=\"skip-link\"\n\t\tclass=\"text-lg underline sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:p-4 focus:z-50 bg-white hover:no-underline border-neutral-800 text-neutral-800\"\n\t>\n\t\tIngesloten inhoud van YouTube overslaan\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div data-oembed=\"content\">\n\t\t<div data-oembed=\"placeholder\" class=\"p-8 text-center bg-sand-300 theme-violet:bg-white theme-sand:bg-white theme-mocha:bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"max-w-lg mx-auto mb-7\" id=\"embed-cookie-6a14e4edd8e26\">U kunt deze ingesloten inhoud bekijken nadat u akkoord bent gegaan met cookies van YouTube.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2 text-brown-600 theme-violet:text-purple\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<button\n\tdata-variant=\"outline\"\n\tdata-size=\"default\"\n\tclass=\"group inline-flex justify-center items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer text-md font-soehne underline-offset-2 decoration-2 px-4 min-h-[3.75rem] border-2 border-current bg-transparent text-current font-bold hocus:underline js-consent-button\"\n\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\taria-describedby=\"embed-cookie-6a14e4edd8e26\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-button-text class=\"\">\n\t\t\tI agree\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<a\n\tdata-variant=\"primary\"\n\tdata-size=\"default\"\n\tclass=\"group inline-flex justify-center items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer text-md font-soehne underline-offset-2 decoration-2 px-4 min-h-[3.75rem] border-2 border-current bg-current text-current font-bold hocus:underline decoration-white\"\n\n\t\n\t\t\thref=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;youtube.com&#x2F;shorts&#x2F;EgAjX95Fz48&#x3F;feature&#x3D;share\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-button-text class=\"text-white\">\n\t\t\tSee on YouTube\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon text-white \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"20\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M18.25 7.5C18.8023 7.5 19.25 7.94772 19.25 8.5C19.25 9.05228 18.8023 9.5 18.25 9.5H1.75C1.19772 9.5 0.75 9.05228 0.75 8.5C0.75 7.94772 1.19772 7.5 1.75 7.5H18.25Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M10.793 1.04295C11.1835 0.65243 11.8165 0.65243 12.207 1.04295L18.957 7.79295C19.3476 8.18348 19.3476 8.81649 18.957 9.20702L12.207 15.957C11.8165 16.3475 11.1835 16.3475 10.793 15.957C10.4024 15.5665 10.4024 14.9335 10.793 14.543L16.8359 8.49999L10.793 2.45702C10.4024 2.06649 10.4024 1.43348 10.793 1.04295Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<template>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"oembed-video\" data-oembed=\"video\" class=\"cursor-pointer aspect-video\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-oembed=\"thumbnail\" class=\"absolute object-cover w-auto h-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EgAjX95Fz48\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t<div class=\"w-full h-full iframe:absolute iframe:inset-0 iframe:w-full iframe:h-full\">\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Male students live at home longer than women during their student years | Campus Talk\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EgAjX95Fz48?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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This rise applies to both men and women, but the gap between the genders remains large: men are still considerably more likely to stay at home. For students, these statistics feel familiar. \u201cIn general, my female friends moved out sooner than my male friends&#8221;, says fiscal law master\u2019s student Isis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Men are incapable\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to students, financial reasons are not the only factor. \u201cMen are lazier and less inclined to take on household tasks&#8221;, thinks IBA student Nicky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI get the impression that men often incapable of taking care of themselves&#8221;, says IBA student Nick. He speaks from his own experience. \u201cI have friends who cannot even fry an egg without burning it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Female students who already live in student housing also often choose female housemates. 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