Tag: 16days
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Writing a new refugee story
The refugee crisis is a gender-based violence crisis. A brave community of refugee girls are using their stories to tell us why. An article by Anne K. Ream What does it mean to be a refugee today? In an era when borders are closing, nationalism is rising, and politicians and pundits from across the globe…
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Protection of rights & Prevention of Violence #16daysofActivism
The Fourth World Conference of Women’s Shelters (4WCWS) was held at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center in southern Taiwan. The Opening Ceremony was on 5 November and advocates from 100 nations, with 1,400 government and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) representatives in attendance, eager to share ideas on how to improve women’s shelters and end violence against women. …
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When a journalist comes to call #16days
In June 2019 President-Elect, Sharon Fisher, Director of Advocacy, Bev Bucur, and SI United Nations New York Representative, Bette Levy, attended the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Canada. Women Deliver is a leading global advocate for gender equality and the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women. 8,000 people – including heads of states,…
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Elder Women – Violence and Discrimination #16days
Age discrimination is a widespread phenomenon: in all countries of the world older people may endure physical, sexual, psychological, verbal or financial violence.
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End Child Marriage #16Days
SI Advocacy Advisor, Hannah Agius, discusses the need for community specific responses to the issue of child marriage.
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Human Trafficking #16Days
In 1995 at the Beijing 4th World Conference, Human Slavery/Human Trafficking was seen as ‘hardly an issue’, and yet, the practice was viewed to be a priority for many Soroptimists already working in this area through an International Quadrennial Project taking place in Thailand.
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Sleepwalking into catastrophe – Climate Change #16Days
The world is still ‘sleepwalking’ into the ‘catastrophe’ known as climate change – even though we have been warned that climate impacts are now hitting harder and sooner than climate assessments indicated even a decade ago.
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Work Can Be a Dangerous Place for Women #16Days
We spend most of our waking hours at work and it is an important part of our lives; however, statistics show that millions of women are victims of violence at work.