Outcome of CSW58 against our Key Asks

This year we have over 50 delegates at the CSW58 lobbying for the rights of women and girls. Our delegation have worked tirelessly over the last two weeks to ensure that we achieve an outcome document that addresses our key asks and that is practical and effective. Below we highlight

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

A Day in the Life of the International Programme Director at CSW

Hilary Ratcliffe is the International Programme Director (IPD) for Soroptimist International (SI), a global volunteer movement of over 80,000 club members, working for the rights of women and girls. Each year Hilary attends the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and heads up a team of Soroptimists who are

Half the Sky is Not Enough: technology and gender equity at #CSW58

  Soroptimist International President Ann Garvie reports back from “Half the Sky is Not Enough”, a side event at CSW58, co-sponsored by the Armenian Relief Society, Soroptimist International and International Council of Jewish Women on 12 March 2014.  The event examined the role of new technologies - online peitions and

CSW 58: News from Day 1

Yesterday was the first official day of the Commission for the Status of Women 58 (March 10th - 21st) where Member States gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality

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