Part of a network across 121 countries worldwide with consultative status at the United Nations' Economic and Social Council
Soroptimist International is a global women’s movement changing women and girls’ lives through a network of over 66,000 club members in 121 countries and territories worldwide. Soroptimist International (SI) and SIGBI (Soroptimists of Great Britain and Ireland) both have consultative status at the United Nations' Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). We bring about meaningful and tangible change to transform the lives of women and girls.
Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) includes over 100 member clubs, clustered into regions.
The Executive Committee of the Scotland North Region provides leadership, governance, and strategic direction for collaborative projects, events, and community initiatives. Our committee members work together to support women and girls through education, empowerment, advocacy, and local action.
Read about our history spanning over 90 years: the women who first made it happen, their successors who kept Soroptimism going, and the current Soroptimists who write the next chapters of the Soroptimists' Scottish story. We are particularly proud of our chain of office which dates back to the very beginning of Scottish Soroptimism.
Representatives four our clunbs across Scotland North come together several times a year for friendly Regional meetings. They are hosted by clubs throughout the area. These welcoming gatherings offer opportunities to share experiences, make new friends, exchange ideas and celebrate achievements.
Scotland has the longest wait times, and less endometriosis specialists than anywhere else in Great Britain and Ireland. We are fighting to change this. Want to help? Read on to find out more.
Gender-based violence can and must be prevented: every November, along with Soroptimists worldwide and the UN, we come together to challenge harmful attitudes, call for transformed laws and services, and take action to end gender-based violence for good.
Violence against women and girls is a national emergency. A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK.
Women should be safe everywhere they go — at home, in public, online. Everywhere. Always.
In collaboration with the University of the Highlands and Islands, we award an outstanding female student in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Medicine (STEM) field each year. Beginning with SI Perth, several clubs across the region are now involved including Inverness and Nairn, and Easter Ross. Future plans are in place for Aberdeen and Crieff to join the celebrations as we support remarkable young women with their studies and careers.
