Tag: Gender Equality
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Advancing Gender Equality in the Digital Age
Blog written by Elizabeth Peterson, 2024–2026 North Atlantic Region Governor, Soroptimist International of Connecticut Shoreline In March 2021, I attended numerous virtual sessions during the 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65). These sessions underscored the escalating challenges posed by the digital realm, particularly concerning the safety and empowerment of women, girls, boys and…
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30 Years of Women’s Political Participation Towards Full Parity
Blog by Gail Dekreon, SIA Director 2024-2025, member of SI of San Francisco Introduction As a delegate for Soroptimist International at CSW69, I had the opportunity to attend a powerful side event on women’s political participation. The event highlighted progress made over the past few decades in Spain, Chile, Slovenia, and Tanzania, while also addressing…
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Driving accountability and leadership: the global platform for gender equality in and through education
Side event at CSW68 organised by UNESCO, UNICEF, United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, Population Council, SDG4 Youth and Student Network Written by Tania Gómez Herazo (Soroptimist International of Belgium – Club Aalst) Gender equality in education with data insight Meredith Kozak from Population Council presented the global accountability dashboard for gender equality in education. This database…
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Her Power: education to advance gender equality
European Union side event at CSW68 Written by Tania Gómez Herazo (Soroptimist International of Belgium – Club Aalst) Education and gender equality Many events at CSW68 stressed that education’s role in escaping abusive situations and eradicating Poverty is crucial. António Guterres, the Secretary General at the UN, highlighted during his speech the importance of education…
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Connecting the dots: investing in gender data for gender equality
Side/parallel event at CSW68: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Written by Tania Gómez Herazo (Soroptimist International of Belgium – Club Aalst) Gender data financing challenges and solutions This event addressed how important it is to have available gender data and statistics for driving gender equality, and work needs to be done to close gaps…
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The W7 – Time to Deliver
An update from SI Advocacy Advisor, Pat Black, as she asks “Did the W7 message go unheeded by G7?”
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The W7 Summit
For the first time in our history, SI participated in the Women7 Summit with SI Advocacy Advisor, Pat Black appointed as a W7 Gender Equality Adviser to the G7.
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Sustainable Development and Gender Equality
SI’s Global Policy Coordinator, Francesca Fletcher Williams, blogs about the current progress made towards Sustainable Development Goal 5 on Gender Equality.
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Soroptimist International HLPF Report: Empowerment & Education
We’re excited to announce SI’s Para 89. Report to the High-Level Political Forum
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
SI Director of Advocacy, Leigh Ellwood Brown brings us updates from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, including key takeaways from the Commonwealth Women’s Forum.