From 22 November to 9 December 2012, over a thousand people "Walked the Talk" in Malaysia, part of a Soroptimist International South West Pacific (SISWP) campaign to highlight violence against  women. Three brave Soroptimists from SI Kota Kinabalu, Elizabeth Mayrice, Rose Moguloi and Clarice Mojigoh, aimed to walk the full 850km from

SI Programme Director Hilary Ratcliffe reports on International Women's day at CSW57 and hands on the baton to the Soroptimist delegates for week 2, led by SI Assistant Programme Director Anusha. In the driving snow some 400 women marched from the main UN building to the Dag Hammarskold plaza saying

Talat Pasha was one of the speakers at the SI side-event "From girl child to mature woman: A life course approach to gender empowerment and a violence free life", held on 7 March at CSW57. She was part of a panel of women from around the world who spoke about violence faced

One of the key issues arising from CSW57  has been the role of men and boys in preventing violence against women and girls. Anna McCormick, Programme Manager at SIHQ, examines the issue. The socialisation and education of men is an important issue and something that needs to be addressed if we

From Agreed Conclusions to Zero draft, via femicide, militarism, Post-2015 agenda and more: in this post from CSW57, former SI Programme Director and President of SI Newport Harbor Area (USA) Dawn Marie Lemonds explains some of the key terms used during the Commission, which focusses on violence against women and girls.  I have

SI Programme Director Hilary Ratcliffe reports on day 4 of CSW57 (7 March), including a second successful Soroptimist event, relationship education and continuing concerns about the outcomes document - your help is still needed! Our second side event: From girl child to mature woman: A life course approach to gender empowerment and a

As Governments continue to consider the issue of violence against women and girls at CSW57 in New York, Sujatha Balakrishnan, President of SI Bangalore, examines the burning issue of female feticide in India. As early as the fifteenth century, Guru Nanak, a progressive champion of gender equality, said ‘from women,

Urgent message to all Soroptimists from Anusha Santhirasthipam, International Assistant Programme Director, Soroptimist International Here is some vital information which you must share with all other Soroptimists who are delegates at CSW57 as well as with Soroptimists in your home country, Federation, Region/Union and as many CSOs (Civil Society Organisations),

Hilary Ratcliffe, SI Programme Director, reports on day 3 at the Commission on the Status of Women:  the first SI event, women of distinction awards and the need to prevent Governments backing down from firm conclusions on eliminating violence against women. Read all the latest CSW updates at www.soroptimistinternational.org/CSW57 Yesterday we held our first side event - Stop the

Anusha Santhirasthipam, Soroptimist International Assistant Programme Director, reports on her meetings with Government representatives from Indonesia, Estonia, Armenia and Iceland, and outlines some of the challenges that must be overcome if CSW is to end in a strong outcomes document and make real progress in eliminating violence against women and