UN Women and UN Global Compact invited Soroptimist International of Europe to join Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet to discuss Women’s Empowerment along with some 250 Global Business leaders. New York, Wednesday 6 March 2013 – Ulla Madsen, President elect of Soroptimist International

See the latest updates and photos on our Facebook page! Soroptimist International clubs around the world are taking part in a global day of action to call for an end to violence against women on International Women's Day, March 8.  SI clubs in many countries around the world, including Australia, India, Nepal,

Grassroots in action: marching for women’s rights, a special courtroom established, a “centre of excellence” becoming a reality - these are just some of the recently reported projects undertaken by Soroptimists around the world to enable, educate and empower women and girls. Here are some pictures of Soroptimists making a

 The Soroptimist International delegation is hard at work at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57) in New York, lobbying, sharing experience and learning from others.  You can read the latest updates from CSW at www.soroptimistinternational.org/CSW57 and see photos below.  SI is calling for CSW to send out a

The 54th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is currently meeting in Geneva to consider the progress of countries that have signed the CEDAW Convention in securing equal rights for women and men. The Committee will also hold a general discussion on access to justice.  The CEDAW Committee's

The 57th session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which opens next week, provides a unique opportunity for Governments to send a strong message that violence against women must end. Soroptimist International is urging that CSW must deliver a strong outcome document, which addresses the needs of gender-violence

A new Chief Executive, Lynn Jackson, will join the Soroptimist International headquarters team in Cambridge, UK,  in the first week of March. "Please join me in giving a warm Soroptimist welcome to our new CEO, Lynn Jackson", says Soroptimist International President Alice Wells. "Lynn has had experience within the private, public, charity

Domestic abuse survivor, campaigner and author Leslie Morgan Steiner has lent her support to Soroptimist International's day of action on violence against women.     Well educated and affluent, Leslie's story highlights that domestic abuse can affect anyone, no matter what their background. In her 2009 memoir, Crazy Love, she writes: "If you and I met at one

Husbands, not strangers or men with guns, are now the biggest threat to women in post-conflict West Africa. According to a report by the International Rescue Committee, based on data collected over 10 years, domestic violence is proved to be the "most urgent, pervasive and significant protection issue for women

The brutal, deadly attack on a young student in New Delhi, India, in December sent a shock-wave through India and the world. For a while, violence against women was in the global media spotlight. But without continued, concerted action the world-wide pandemic of violence against women will continue. What can you do