We — the Nordic Ambassadors to the United States — see an opportunity to rebuild stronger and more gender-equal economies by placing women, and families, at the forefront of economic efforts.

Several Nordic countries have successfully reduced poverty through the Nordic model. Taking into account taxes and transfers, in 2011 there were 24 people living in poverty. In Denmark, 7% of the ...

Supporters of the Nordic model argue that decriminalising the selling of sex recognises the power imbalance of sex work - but is it keeping sex workers safe? As debate on sex work legislation reaches ...

The changes proposed are known as The Nordic Model and are based on the idea of criminalising the clients and patrons, rather than the sex workers themselves. This debate has divided opinion with ...

From 1945 to about 1970, the Nordic school model was developed as the solution to the future challenges of its time. In a little more than ten years, beginning in Sweden in 1962, followed by Finland ...