Below is the official advocacy position statement from Soroptimist International on women and peace building:

Soroptimist International is committed
to working towards the achievement of sustainable peace and supports the
promotion of effective methods of conflict resolution and arms limitation.  Global peace is integral with a sustainable
environment, the just sharing of natural resources, fair social and economic
development and the promotion of human rights. Soroptimist International is
also committed to the equal inclusion of women in all peacemaking activities
and the maintaining of that peace.

Soroptimist International urges
governments to:

• include women in decision making processes concerning conflict
  resolution, peace mediation and negotiation, and in preventive diplomacy;
• ratify and implement all conventions and treaties relevant to the
  limitation and reduction of arms;
• actively support UN and other international peace-keeping
  initiatives;
• take all necessary steps to end sexual violence in conflict and to
  support women and girls who have experienced sexual violence in conflict
  situations;
• cooperate internationally to ensure access to education, housing,
  health care, and employment for women and girls in affected areas, both
  during and after conflict;
• acknowledge that the limitation of arms and the reduction of the
  size of armed forces will have positive economic and social consequences
  for women and girls in many countries;
• work towards the total and permanent elimination of nuclear,
  chemical and biological weapons; and
• secure a
  worldwide ban on the production and use of cluster munitions and secure the clearance of contaminated
  territory of unexploded bombs and mines.

Soroptimist International supports:

• gender mainstreaming in all activities relating to peace-building
  and peacekeeping;
• the full implementation of United Nations Security Council
  Resolution 1325 – Women, Peace and Security;
• early education promoting the concept of peace, leading to a
  genuine awareness of justice, freedom, dignity and equality for all
  people;
• partnerships with other organisations which encourage the exchange of ideas  between communities and individuals from
  differing countries and cultures;
• the promotion of human rights for women and girls in situations of
  armed conflict;
• interventions which support the specific needs of women and girls
  during and after conflict situations;
• training programmes which sensitize officials to the particular needs of women and
  girls during and after armed conflict; and
• the promotion of non-violent forms of conflict resolution and the
  involvement of women and girls in the development of a culture of peace
  and non-violence.

Soroptimist International will:

•  raise awareness by continuing to draw
  the attention of governments and civil society to the impact of conflict on
  women and children in particular and demonstrating to all the economic and
  social benefits of a culture of peace and non-violence;
• advocate through its involvement in
  worldwide international goodwill and understanding programmes support of the
  Millennium Development Goals and all United Nations initiatives for peace,
  particularly initiatives which promote the equal inclusion of women and girls
  in peace-building and maintaining peace; and
• act to implement in practical ways
  its commitment to peace, security and justice for all people with special
  attention paid to the particular needs of women and girls, and work with other
  non-governmental organisations and
  appropriate bodies to monitor the actions of governments in the realisation of a culture of peace and
  non-violence.