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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, the event was called ‘The…
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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, the largest delegation we’ve ever…
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Breaking down damaging stereotypes for men, boys, women and girls – #CSW58 side events
Reilly Dempsey, Head of Programme and Advocacy at Soroptimist International, reports back on a challenging and inspiring SI CSW58 side event, giving a male perspective on the need to break down gender stereotypes. If we can call a group of girls “guys”, why can’t we call a group of guys “girls”? This question was…
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Gender equality – a fairytale for men and boys? New Soroptimist film launched at #CSW58
A loving family with positive role models. Taught to build healthy relationships, respect others and himself. Empowered to use his strength in many ways and pursue any career path. Able to spend time with his children. Is this a fairy tale for men and boys? Soroptimist International launched a new film exploring this issue at…
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#CSW58 Day 3 News & Successful Side Events!
The Commission on the Status of Women 58 is now in its fourth day. Its aim, to deliver a set of agreed conclusions on the priority theme for the year, ‘Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls‘. The agreed conclusions will feed into an outcome document which…
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Half the Sky is Not Enough: technology and gender equity at #CSW58
Soroptimist International President Ann Garvie reports back from “Half the Sky is Not Enough”, a side event at CSW58, co-sponsored by the Armenian Relief Society, Soroptimist International and International Council of Jewish Women on 12 March 2014. The event examined the role of new technologies – online peitions and games – in empowering women,…
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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 girls through combating violence and…
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#CSW58 Day 2 – Key issues in the draft conclusions and latest SI side events
Each year, the Commission on the Status of Women aims to deliver a set of agreed conclusions on the priority theme for the year; this outcome document includes an assessment of progress and a set of concrete recommendations for action by Governments, intergovernmental bodies and others. Member States meet at a series of high-level…
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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 was co-organised by Soroptimist International,…
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CSW 58: News from Day 1
Yesterday was the first official day of the Commission for the Status of Women 58 (March 10th – 21st) where Member States gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and advancement of women worldwide.…