How does Iceland, a country celebrated for its progress on women's rights, grapple with domestic violence cases surging nearly 40% over the past decade?
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Cousin marriage: What new evidence tells us about children's risk for ill health and how governments are responding
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Paternity leaves in Finland have nearly doubled in length after a 2022 reform of the parental leave system, the social benefits agency has said
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Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids.
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Indian government to impose ban on import, sale, and cross-breeding of twenty-three ferocious dog breeds
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Denmark's tough laws on begging hit Roma women with few other options – the Roma minority are heavily discriminated against across Europe
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Denmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country's culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses”
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With one of the lowest rates of bullying in Europe, we speak to teachers, pupils and parents to find out how Denmark is managing to stamp out harassment in schools
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Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children
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Residents of Luleå, Sweden welcome new campaign encouraging them to say hello to each other during dark winter months
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Sweden's schools minister Lotta Edholm aims to limit the profit-making ability of friskolor/free schools in her plans for education reform
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A vast northern European project is underway to combat isolation by promoting inclusion – we take a look at the results in Norway
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Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway
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Is multiculturalism bad for women? (1997)
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Is Finland the best place in the world to be a parent – Alexandra Topping travels to Helsinki to find out why the UK pre-school system lags so far behind
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Swedish schools minister Lotta Edholm moves students off digital devices and on to books and handwriting, with teachers and experts debating the pros and cons
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Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights
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South Koreans become younger overnight after country scraps ‘Korean age’
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Finland wants to reverse downward trends in PISA school aptitude tests, and promote a focused learning environment, with new laws around mobile phone use
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Euronews travelled to Sweden's second-largest city, Gothenburg, to learn more about another type of economy, one that puts people first: the social economy
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Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women – The Old Lady Patrol's protest against the country's pension system enters its tenth year
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Legal expert Anna Singer is investigating whether Swedish authorities were aware of falsified child origins as they approved the adoptions of thousands of South Korean children
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Child labor laws are under attack in states across the country
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Yale academic suggests mass suicide for Japan’s elderly
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US citizens can now sponsor refugees directly. Here’s how to apply.
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South Koreans are getting a year younger, parliament rules
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Denmark's controversial family policy sees many Danish parents fleeing to nearby countries, especially to the German border city of Flensburg
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‘Am I even fit to be a mom?’ Diaper need is an invisible part of poverty in America
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China's media cracks down on 'effeminate' styles
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Finland has an ageing population and a labor shortage – despite government programs, immigrants and their families are not always greeted with open arms
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In Finland, high-quality free school meals are provided to all children between six and sixteen as a public service – students everywhere deserve the same
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Miscarriage bereavement leave bill passes unanimously in New Zealand Parliament
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How Iceland is closing the gender wage gap
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Donald Trump administration announces nationwide US eviction moratorium through end of the year
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Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing – first major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea
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How Sweden is fixing the housework gender gap – do Swedish-style tax breaks for cleaners provide a solution or perpetuate gender-role norms?
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Finland's woman-led center-left government plans to nearly double the length of paternity leave to give new fathers the same amount of paid time off work as new mothers
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To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies
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One day, one city, no relief - twenty-four hours inside San Francisco’s homelessness crisis
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Iceland cuts teen drinking with curfews and youth centers
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Finland looks to Iceland to encourage youth to swap booze for hobbies
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Breaking up is harder to do in Denmark after divorce law changes
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New measure would link jobs and housing in San Francisco
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Forget GDP — New Zealand is prioritizing gross national well-being
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Truly progressive policies to support stable, affordable rental housing for all are a golden political opportunity
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A non-sensationalized description of China's social credit system as explained by a Yale Senior Research Scholar in Law : Jeremy L. Daum
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China's demographic problem. The one child policy effect.
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