During a celebrating meeting on 29 July 2017 at Rotterdam, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen was inaugurated with overwhelming support as President of Soroptimist International (SI) for the 2017 – 2019 biennium; the first Dutch President in the organisation’s almost 100 years of existence. Mariet Verhoef-Cohen succeeds New Zealand’s Yvonne Simpson as International
A blog by Johanna Richardsson "I just got back from Öland and the Soroptimist Nordic Leadership Academy (SNLA), 26 -30 of June 2017 and I am still stunned by all the willpower, skills and development on many levels that this week offered. Twenty-three young women from all the five Nordic
A blog by SI UN representative in New York, Bette Levy "If there is one thing you can count on Soroptimists for… they will go the extra mile, and for the most part, Soroptimists will get it done! What started as a causal conversation on the final evening of the
Less than a week away, 13 – 24 March 2017, will see the 61st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) taking place in the United Nations headquarters in New York. CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Every year NGO CSW/NY has between 5 and 8 interns to help facilitate the mission of the committee to achieve Gender Equality, and to assist with customer service during the actual Commission. Since last year SI has sponsored the internship programme. SI Un Representative Bette Levy explains: “The interns are
Advancing women’s economic empowerment in the world of work is essential for achieving gender equality, realising human rights and for sustainable development. When governments, businesses and communities invest in empowering women in any workplace, and in eliminating inequalities, countries, communities and families see improvement in health, participation in education and
The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017. Priority theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work Review theme: Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for
CSW61 Written Statement Release 20 October, 2016 The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all
by Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson “There are two active Soroptimist clubs in Singapore and I was fortunate to spend quality time with both. On Saturday 23 April I joined Soroptimists from SI Singapore and visited its project supporting the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home). The law states that
International Programme Director Hilary Ratcliffe brings us a SoroptiVoice Blog on an official UN side event at the Commission on the Status of Women 58 (CSW58) in New York on 12th March. Hosted by by World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts (WAGGGs) with the United Nations Millennium Campaign,
