by Pat Black, Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy. "I arrived in New York to some glorious warm sunny weather unlike previous years when we have struggled with daily minus temperature figures. I  managed to register very quickly - again unlike past years when we had to wait in line for

Thursday 10 March 2016   "Thousands of women are starting to gather already in New York for the meetings which will be taking place ahead of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations which will start on Monday 14 March.  The gathering of so many

Soroptimists work with the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME) to help migrant workers in Singapore "Singapore, as in many countries in Asia and the Middle-East, is heavily reliant on a foreign labour force economic growth. Out of the 1.3 million migrant workers in Singapore as of 2014, the bulk

  Picture: Chennai airport "1 December 2015 recorded the highest rainfall in the city of Chennai - a one hundred year record was demolished. Climate change – a global concern - became a rude reality in a matter of hours for this city of 8.2 million. By 1 December in

The Southwest Conference Against Trafficking (SWCAT) was held at the Ontario Airport Hotel and Conference Center, Ontario, CA January 15 -17, 2016. With five Soroptimists on the planning committee, The National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE) presented SWCAT, together with its partner Crittenton Services and San Bernardino County

Let Your Voice Be Heard "Each year in early February the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD) meets for 10 days.  This year all eyes are on that Commission as it is the first one to meet since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

"When we work together as the Global Network we are very powerful." "One of the things that I love the most about being a Soroptimist is the international or global aspect, getting to meet women from around the world and having an immediate bond because we know we share similar

  One of the chosen projects for the 2015-2017 International President’s Appeal - Educate to Lead: Nepal - The Tharu Women’s Project is already underway, following a trip by President Midori Harajiri of SI Oita-Midori, Treasurer Fujiko Abe, and Chair of the Tharu Women Supporting Committee of SI Oita-Midori, Yoko

By Sharon Saw, President SI Petaling Jaya, SI Region of Malaysia   Picture: SI Kathmandu and SIROM ladies with bags for distribution to the girls. "A few Soroptimists from Malaysia decided to take a personal trip to Kathmandu, Nepal, to see how the relief work was going following the tragic