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Day Four Men & Boys

“Across the world, violence against women and girls remains one of the most serious—and the most tolerated—human rights violations, both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality and discrimination. Its continued presence is one of the clearest markers of societies out of balance and we are determined to change

Cool Feminism – Exploring Ideas from the North

Hafdis Karlsdottir, Soroptimist International of Iceland reports from CSW59 "After attending the Ministerial Round Tables in the morning and listening to the Ministers and representatives from 15 countries 'Making the economy work for women and girl', where they more or less explained what needed to be done, attending 'Cool Feminism

Stopping Human Trafficking in its Tracks

By Soroptimist International of Singapore member, Sri Ranjini Mei Hua "On 5th November 2014, Wednesday, more than 30 men and women, of various ages, and from different walks of life, responded to a call - it was a call to end violence against women and girls around the world. The

16 Days – Day Eleven: Stereotypes

"We, as Soroptimists, are a valuable resource in achieving the empowerment of women and girls. Individually and collectively we are able to enact changes in our daily lives, in our families and in our communities. But the world is still plagued by unacceptable harmful traditions and practices such as child

Influencing the Action Agenda for 2015 and beyond: SI at UN DPI/NGO Conference

This article was originally published on 22 August 2014 and updated on 26 August 2014 Image: Past President Alice Wells and President Ann Garvie at NGO/DPI A Soroptimist International delegation is attending the 65th Annual United Nations Conference for Non-Governmental Organizations this week to push for a Post-2015 development agenda

Learning transforms lives: President Ann visits Soroptimist projects in Malaysia

Soroptimist International President Ann Garvie is currently in Malaysia to attend the SI South West Pacific Federation Conference of Clubs (2-4 May 2014). In this week's SoroptiVoice blog post, she writes about some of the Club projects that she has visited during her trip. I have had the privilege to

CSW58 Agreed Conclusions: strengths, weaknesses and next steps

After two weeks of negotiations at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Governments passed a set of Agreed Conclusions on this year's priority theme: progress and challenges in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, with an eye towards the creation ofnew development goals in 2015. Over 50 Soroptimist delegates

Volunteering at the #CSW58

Today's SoroptiVoice Blog comes from Yoko Komori Olson, past UN Representative in New York for Soroptimist International. Yoko is currently volunteering at the CSW58 and gives us an account of her time as a volunteer during the big event! "After I retired as UN Rep for SI in December 2013 I

#CSW58 Day 2 – Key issues in the draft conclusions and latest SI side events

Each year, the Commission on the Status of Women aims to deliver a set of agreed conclusions on the priority theme for the year; this outcome document includes an assessment of progress and a set of concrete recommendations for action by Governments, intergovernmental bodies and others. Member States meet

A Spotlight on Solar Energy – #CSW58 Side Event with Solar Cookers International

Soroptimist International of Europe's President Elect, Maria Elisabetta de Franciscis, has spoken about the role that solar energy can play in empowering women and girls at a side-event during the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which opened in New York today. SI co-hosted the

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