Author: watchthedot
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SI President speaks at UNESCO International Water Conference
SI President delivers inspirational speech at UNESCO International Water Conference.
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Summary of SI (Soroptimist International) Limited eBoard Meeting, May 2019
Authored by Company Secretary/Global Executive Director, Deborah Thomas Soroptimist International recently held its quarterly board meeting with SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen Chairing. Directors welcomed Wendy Logan from SISWP to her first SI board meeting; Wendy has recently been appointed as a Director of the company. Minutes of the two previous meetings were approved, actions arising…
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Civil Society Must Be Heard!
Civil society has been excluded from involvement in the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. Soroptimist international is making moves to oppose this decision.
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Introducing SI Convention 2019 speaker Dr. Rajiv Bhanot
Dr Rajiv Bhanot, founder & Managing Director of H2GO Global which has revolutionised water purification, helping towards achieving SDG6, will be plenary speaker in the session ‘Gender Equality for Water & Food Security’ at the 21st Soroptimist International Convention from 18-21 July in Kuala Lumpur.
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Where are All the Women?
According to the Global Gender Gap Report, the world has closed 68 percent of its gender gap.1 The 21st century has seen women making significant headway especially in the areas of education and health. But stark gaps continue to endure in the areas of leadership in electoral politics and employment. A blog by Theresa W.…
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World Summit for the Information Society, Session 12 – Gender Mainstreaming
Stacy Ciulik attends World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) Geneva 2019, Session 12 on Gender Mainstreaming
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SI Conventions – A MUST FOR ME!
by Dawn Marie Lemonds – SI Board member “MELBOURNE, NOTTINGHAM, SAN FRANCISCO, HELSINKI, SYDNEY, GLASCOW, MONTREAL, ISTANBUL, KUALA LUMPUR…… What a lucky lucky Soroptimist I am to have made the commitment in MY Soroptimist Journey to attend every International Convention since 1987! MY MAP- because of Soroptimists- has many pins! Each of these cities…
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Introducing SI Convention 2019 Keynote Speaker Tracey Woon
Accomplished investment banker Tracey Woon is the Keynote speaker at the SI 21st Convention, in the Friday afternoon session ‘Longevity, Liquidity & Legacy’. Read more about her great career below and make sure to be there at KL2019! “Women hold up half the sky.” Mao Zedong Soroptimist International projects often help to facilitate and empower…
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Global Warming and Geoengineering
A pre-UNEA4 event, hosted by The Carnegie Climate Engineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), was held on 6 March 2019. The topic for discussion was Learning to govern geoengineering: insights from different experiences on environmental governance.