Are women ready for a digital future?

Blog of Evelyne PARA, SI UN Representative at UNESCO Today, many countries are convinced that their future economic competitiveness will depend on how quickly they can make the transition to digital and ‘green’ societies. Particularly as time is running out to achieve their sustainable development goals by 2030. The world

Employed Women, Empowered Women: The Mentari Sewing Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Blog by Nisha Dobberstein, Kala Subramaniam, Suganthini Masilamoney and Dr Theresa Devasahayam. It has been agreed upon by development planners that "unemployment and underemployment lie at the core of poverty", and especially amongst the poor, labour is the “only asset [the poor] can [leverage] to improve their well-being”.[1] Central to

ILO C190 and the NGO Coalition to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

Blog by Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI United Nations Representative in New York and Co-chair of the NGO Committee on Social Development. As part of the Global Action Week, 21-29 June 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is promoting the ratification of the Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in

Introducing the Y20: Connecting Youth with SI

Soroptimist International is partnering with the U.S. Delegation to the G20 Youth 20 Summit 2021. The Summit will take place from 19 - 23 July in Italy, ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit held in October. As one of the G20 Engagement Groups, the Y20 Summit provides a unique opportunity
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