The Generation Equality Forum (29-31 March) took place in Mexico where UN leaders, Presidents, Youth and Civil Society called for urgent action at the opening ceremony. SI Special Advisor to Advocacy, Linda Witong, reports.
Beijing+25
Written by Past International President Patsy Daniels and Dawn Marie Lemonds.
In 1995, 189 Member States of the ...
As we reach the twenty-five-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, we can say that there have been considerable developments in specific areas of women’s health, but this year, many of these advances have not withstood the effects of the pandemic
"The world needs women's free and equal participation in the media". SI Advocacy Coordinator, Hannah Agius discusses the progression of gender equality in modern media.
Could the global lockdown be an ongoing loss of personal freedom? - this and other thoughts - a matter of reflection in the face of Human Rights Day, by Christine Peer-Valenta, SI representative UN Vienna, part of our series of blogs on the Beijing Platform for Action.
"25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; A Call for Soroptimists to ...
Twenty-five years after the Beijing Platform for Action highlighted this topic as a critical area of concern for gender equality, SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos, considers the progress made for Women in Leadership.
As we approach the Day of the Girl, and as part of Soroptimist International’s series of blogs discussing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, SI United Nations Representative, Jacqueline Shapiro, examines the topic of the girl child.
Women have vast and positive impacts on the economy, in business, agriculture, and industry, and as domestic workers, market vendors, migrant workers, and through their unpaid care work. Despite some progress, obstacles to women’s full and equal participation, including the lack of an enabling environment, persist.
As part of SI's series of blogs discussing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, SI UN Representative, Liliana Mosca, examines the topic of women and armed conflict, looking at both the legal framework and the lived reality.
As the first in our series of blogs relating to the twelve critical areas of concern outlined in the Beijing Platform for Action, Janet Hall Schempf, Environmental Impact Analyst, Habitat Biologist, and SIA Member, examines the impact of environmental changes on progress towards gender equality in the world today.
SI Advocacy Coordinator, Hannah Agius, explains the role of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in shaping today's progression towards gender equality.
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