Soroptimist International of Singapore

Soroptimist International of Singapore SIS is a women's service organisation, working to transform the lives of women and girls across the r

Soroptimist International of Singapore was chartered on 5 August 1983. SIS was the first chapter to be chartered in Asia by Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific (SISWP). SIS was also the first chapter to be charted in Singapore, and opened its office at SCWO in 1999. SIS performs social service projects supporting the five main objectives of the United Nations: Education, Environment, Health, Economics, Social Development, and International Goodwill and Understanding.

23/11/2019

It’s no surprise Macquarie’s CEO is making bank, but this time it’s different.

18/11/2019

‘They were teenagers and they were young and pretty. They would dress up very nicely and wear heavy makeup,’ says author

Soroptimist International of Singapore is raising funds to help with completing the construction of three shelters for f...
11/11/2019

Soroptimist International of Singapore is raising funds to help with completing the construction of three shelters for female victims of violence and disasters in Fiji. We are working with the Fijian government in this project. We have fruitcake, chocolate banana cake, sugee cake and cookies on sale this year. We seek your generosity this Christmas season.

10/11/2019

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Son preference in India continues to be practised. There are cases of which infant girls are buried alive when the coupl...
10/11/2019

Son preference in India continues to be practised. There are cases of which infant girls are buried alive when the couple decides they don't want the girl child. Girls are seen as a financial liability since a dowry will have to be accumulated to get her married off. However even among wealthier families, female infanticide is practised albeit the ultrasound is used to abort the female foetus before she is born.

HYDERABAD (India) — Police in Hyderabad, India recently rescued a newborn baby girl as her family was about to bury her alive in a hastily-dug pit.

10/11/2019

The PM said New Zealand would not be a

This is what a country achieves when a woman runs it.
10/11/2019

This is what a country achieves when a woman runs it.

Jacinda Ardern was challenged to list her biggest achievements as NZ's Prime Minister in two minutes. The result has since gone global.

10/11/2019

Punjab assembly passes resolution urging Sikh bodies, the Akal Takht and SGPC, to allow women to perform kirtans.

04/11/2019

Psychologists such as Steven Pinker and Jordan Peterson argue patriarchal society is the ‘natural order’, but it is a relatively new development, writes Gaia Vince

04/11/2019

The "Edinburgh Seven" were the first women admitted to study medicine in Britain.

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