Since the 19th century, Feminism has achieved many of its goals, including women’s suffrage, greater access to education, the right to initiate divorce proceedings, women’s right to own property, the freedom to plan their families and so on. While these…
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COP25: Time for climate action, or just a stepping stone to COP26?
COP25 was held in Madrid between December 3rd and14th. It was supposed to take place in Santiago de Chile but because of the political situation the Presidency of Chile cancelled just one month before COP, and for a while it…
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Learning More From Our Similarities Than Our Differences
Capacity building, inspiration, and a feeling of being heard and understood: Throughout the last year, YWCA of Zambia and Danish Liberal Youth (DLY) have established a partnership with funding from the Danish Youth Council, and though much of the story…
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How the Gig Economy is Impacting American Workers
When you think of a gig economy worker, it wouldn’t be surprising if you envisioned a carefree individual working from their laptop on a luxury island. From a distance, freelance or contract work can seem like a dream come true…
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The Ten Most Liberal Countries in Latin America
Latin America is a paradox. It is the only region in which democratic governments and high poverty levels go together. Right behind North America and Western Europe, the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index claims Latin America to be the third…
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Ida’s Blog #9: Saying Good Bye
Goodbye London! I can’t believe that my time in London has come to an end. To try to summarise the past five months in just one blog post seems like an impossible task, but I’ll try my best. My time…
Brexit Day
Today, January 31st, 2020, is Brexit Day. As I am sitting here, behind my desk (which doubles as the kitchen table) in my flat in Whitechapel, East London, I cannot help but feel a bit bewildered: history is taking place…
Freedom House Report 2019: Democracy in Retreat
Every year Freedom House carries out an assessment of political rights and civil liberties around the world. Its latest report suggests that a ’13-year decline’ can be observed in global freedom. See below for some of the most important developments.…
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Ida’s Blog #8: From Belfast to Beirut
It feels like ages since my last blog post! It’s my last month in London (how crazy is that?!), and a lot of things are happening. At the moment I’m in Belfast with my colleagues from Liberal International. We have…
How Housing-First Strategies Aid In Preventing Homelessness
Few can deny that homelessness has become a major societal problem across the U.S., and better solutions are needed to address the issue. While there are a myriad of situations that can ultimately lead to homelessness, rising rent prices are…
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