INLW (International Network of Liberal Women) is an association of women from countries worldwide who support the Liberal principles.

We aim to improve women’s awareness of their political rights and responsibilities.

We advance participation of liberal women in politics at local, national and international levels and within liberal parties worldwide.

We campaign: to eliminate all practices and laws which impede women’s hopes of a full life; to equal access to education; for employment and property, and against discriminatory marriage and parental rights laws.

INLW is a member of Liberal International. We send representatives to the UN Conferences as NGO with Special Consultative Status: i.e. to the UN ECOSOC Commission on the Status of Women, to the UN Human Rights Council and UN DPI/NGO Conferences etc.

INLW organizes meetings during the Congresses of Liberal International and during CSW and in other countries where liberal parties are active.

You can support INLW by becoming a member. Some countries have local Chapters.

The Netherlands
In the Netherlands the Dutch Chapter’s president is:
H.E. (Lysbeth) van Valkenburg-Lely, inlw@vanvalkenburg.nl


CALD 30 years. 6-11 September 2023 Taipei, Taiwan

Hosted by the governing DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) under the theme “The Future of Democracy in Asia” Liberal International sent a large delegation to join in the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the CALD group and to support the Taiwanese colleagues. In this region they are facing growing illiberalism and authoritarianism. The heightened tensions […]

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INLW dinner Rotterdam in club house “De Maas” 2023

On Tuesday evening, August 29, 2023, the annual dinner of LVN and INLW took place in Rotterdam. It was another animated evening. This time we had as our guests, Minister for Foreign Trade, Liesje Schreinemacher andGroup Leader in the European Parliament, Malik Azmani. It was a packed room with more than 40 ladies and a […]

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Asia-Pacific Liberal Women Association holds first “Student Leaders Award” ceremony and lecture by Robert Hsing-cheng Tsao

The Asia-Pacific Liberal Women Association (APLW), which was founded by Amb. Maysing Yang, held its second general members meeting on November 20. At the meeting, the ceremony was held to present the first “Asia-Pacific Student Leaders Award.” In addition, Robert Hsing-cheng Tsao, former chairman of United Microelectronics Corporation, was invited to deliver a special guest […]

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Bonn Climate Conference June 2022

The Bonn Climate Conference (SB56) 6-16 June 2022 is to express purpose of beginning to take stock of where the world stands when it comes to implementing the Paris Climate Change Agreement. We are in the midst of a climate emergency, which is causing human rights violations, destroying ecosystems and biodiversity, and drastically increasing inequality […]

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Gender Equality in Leadership and Economic Power

CSW66 – APL / INLW Parallel Event #2_12972 Gender Equality in Leadership and Economic Power Parallel Event Description: Join us as we celebrate path-breaking women in leadership and discuss the real challenges that remain for gender equality and economic power. While some places are seeing greater participation of women in leadership roles, significant barriers prevent […]

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Government Policy for Substantial Carbon Reduction (CSW66)

CSW66 – APLW / INLW NGO CSW66 Parallel Event 2022 March 17, 9:00PM EST (March 18, 9:00AM/Taiwan Time) Government Policy for Substantial Carbon Reduction Parallel Event Description: What kind of planet will we leave for the next generation? As the impacts of climate change become visible around the world, the need for action by world […]

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Asia-Pacific Liberal Women Association Press Release

Young city council candidates speak at APLW spring gathering (Taipei, March 12, 2022) The Asia-Pacific Liberal Women Association (APLW) held its annual spring gathering in Taipei on March 12. The event was attended by 38 members. Angel Wu, APLW secretary general, presented the calendar of activities for the coming year. Apart from an upcoming parallel […]

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Women’s Rights beyond Gender Neutrality: in Words and in Action

Committee on the Elimination of discrimination against women (CEDAW) about the shadow report “Women’s Rights beyond Neutrality: in Words and in Action” The report reflects the concerns and questions of civil society regarding women’s rights in the Netherlands. You can find the full report on the website of the Dutch CEDAW-Network: Shadow report 2021 | […]

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