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Where We Stand: Defending Women’s Rights against Global Suppression of their Voices

In December 2022, Soroptimist International’s (SI) Board members approved a new position paper, which was authored by SI’s Global Policy Team, on the critical importance of 'Defending Women’s Rights Against Global Suppression of their Voices'. Despite the international resolutions and declarations that promise the advancement of gender equality, the world

Making Women and Girls’ Rights and Well-Being ‘Standard’ Practice

A blog by SI UN Representative in Geneva, Angela Sauvage, who began her role in November 2017. Angela advocates for fair and humane migration and immigration policies and powerful partnerships that promote gender equality and education of women and girls. Angela is an international brand marketing strategist centred on building brands

Highlights from #CSW58 week 1 – new transparency, focus on standalone goal and men and boys, successful parallel events, Soroptimists meet Lakshmi Puri, and our largest ever delegation!

The 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women is approaching the half-way point. So how has it gone so far? “CSW 58 has been historic in many ways”, explains SI Head of Programme and Advocacy Reilly Dempsey. “We’ve seen SI’s first ever purpose-driven advocacy training for delegates,

Advancing Intergenerational Well-being and Health Against Plastic Pollution

Blog of Shaleen Wanjiru, SI Representative to the UN in Nairobi Plastic pollution is a pervasive and escalating crisis that impacts every aspect of our lives. Its detrimental effects on health and the environment are particularly pronounced among vulnerable groups, including children, women, and informal workers. Recently, I had the

We’re recruiting for the volunteer role of SI Director of Advocacy for the 2026-2027 biennium

Dear Soroptimists On behalf of Soroptimist International I am pleased to announce that we are inviting applications for the volunteer role, SI Director of Advocacy for the 2026– 27 biennium. The successful candidate will commence in role on 01 January 2026, having first served as SI Director of Advocacy Elect

The Future We Want: Youth Take Centre Stage

Blog of Shaleen Wanjiru & Mary Muia SI UN Representatives, Nairobi. The recent UN Civil Society Conference (UNCSC) in Nairobi marked a significant step towards shaping the "Future We Want." This gathering of diverse voices, with a strong contingent of young activists, served as a crucial springboard for the upcoming

‘Decarbonising Organised Crime: The Role that Women and Girls Play in Accomplishing this Goal’ webinar

On 14 May 2024 many attendees were lucky enough to attend a fascinating webinar on organised environmental crime and the role that women play. Titled ‘Decarbonising Organised Crime: The Role that Women and Girls Play in Accomplishing this Goal’ the event was a virtual side event to the UN Commission

Socio-economic empowerment policies for HIV prevention

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organisation headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. SADC hosted a side event at CSW68 on 15 March 2024 to discuss socio-economic empowerment policies for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women. During the event, Nazneen Damji from UN Women stated that it

CSW68: Financing for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

This article examines key insights from a recent side event held by the Permanent Mission of India during the Sixty-Eighth Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) last week. Crafted by Soroptimist International's Advocacy Policy Advisor, Hana Smith, who attended the event, in collaboration with the

‘Women Standing Up for Women to Mitigate Poverty’ – SIGBI’s CSW68 parallel event

At CSW68 Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) held a virtual event, titled ‘Women Standing Up for Women to Mitigate Poverty’ which showcased Federation projects that help women and girls around the world. SIGBI has 6,000 members in 270 clubs covering 18 countries including Great Britain, Ireland and

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