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![A circular, black and white logo with a style suggesting late Art Nouveau or early Art Deco. Soroptimist International describes it as follows: "The emblem consists of a circular disc on which the figure of a woman holds the banner 'Soroptimist' in uplifted arms, spreading sunrays from the background. [From] the banner on one side fall acorns and leaves of oak and on the other side, leaves of laurel. [The] word 'International' completes the outer circle."[1]](view_image.php?q=Soroptimist_International&sq=&lang=&file=File:Soroptimist_International_logo.png){kind=logo} | |
| Predecessor | Soroptimist Club, Oakland, California, US (founded October 3, 1921)[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1928[1][third-party source needed] |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Suite 1, 28 St. Thomas Place, Ely, CB7 4EX, United Kingdom[3][4][5] |
| Website | https://www.soroptimistinternational.org |
Soroptimist International (SI) was founded in 1921 as a global volunteer service for women with almost 66,000 members in 118 countries worldwide. Soroptimist International also offers Associate Membership and E-Clubs.
Soroptimist International has special consultative status at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations, which gives it a voice on important discussion papers. It also allows them to attend the Commission of the Status of Women in New York each year where the Soroptimist International President leads a delegation.[6][7]
Every two years, Soroptimist International launches a Soroptimist International President's Appeal.[8]
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