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Voices from CSW58: Impressions and experiences of Soroptimist delegates

Photo: Soroptimist week two delegates meeting From 10-21 March 2014, a delegation of over 50 Soroptimists gathered in New York for SI’s largest advocacy event of the year: the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. SI has shared many reports, articles and photos about what happened

URGENT: Governments must stand by existing commitments to womens rights! #CSW58

As the 58th session of CSW enters its final day, Soroptimist International has expressed grave concern about the attempts by some governments to backtrack on existing agreements on women’s human rights. “We are asking all Soroptimists in Member States to contact their Government to encourage them to stay strong

Lobbying continues at #CSW58 – Caucuses, Co-ordination and Draft Conclusions

Soroptimist International's week two delegates at CSW58, led by SIAPD Caroline Leach (front row, left). The delegation is much smaller this week. The Soroptimist week 2 delegation at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) continues to lobby for the strongest possible outcome document

The World We Want for Girls

International Programme Director Hilary Ratcliffe brings us a SoroptiVoice Blog on an official UN side event at the Commission on the Status of Women 58 (CSW58) in New York on 12th March. Hosted by by World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts (WAGGGs) with the United Nations Millennium Campaign,

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,

International President Ann participates in Zonta International Side Event

Today's Soroptivoice blog comes from International President of SI Ann Garvie who yesterday spoke at an panel event at CSW58 entitled 'Preventing gender-based violence and discrimination for equality and empowerment of women and girls of all ages'. The panel consisted of five leading women's NGOs and discussed empowering women and

Opening doors to science, tech, engineering and math careers for women and girls – #CSW58 side event

SI Programme Director Hilary Ratcliffe reports from "Pink is the New Blue: Opening Doors for Women and Girls", a side event at CSW58 exploring the barriers faced by women and girls in entering into traditionally male dominated fields particularly in STEM careers (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The event

Project of Excellence: Forced Marriage Consultation (UK)

A forced marriage is where one or both people do not consent to the marriage and pressure or abuse is used. The UK Government estimate that up to 8000 cases of forced marriage happen each year in the UK alone; most include a female victim. In 2011, they began a

Project of Excellence: Empowering disadvantaged women through education and leadership opportunities (Australia)

Photo: At the Leadership Development Course Graduation Ceremony Women who have left abusive or violent relationships may take years to rebuild their lives; after the initial counselling and support has finished, many women continue to feel isolated and have a low sense of self-esteem, which can lead to a

One Billion Rising – Dance, Learn, Connect for Change! (India)

On 14 February 2013, people in 207 countries rose and danced to demand an end to violence against women and girls as part of the One Billion Rising movement. Many Soroptimist International clubs - including those in Belgium, Canada, India, Turkey, UK and USA - took part in this

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