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Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.
On #IWD2026 Soroptimists urge you to rally with women & girls around the world to demand equal rights & equal justice to enforce, exercise, & enjoy those rights.
Soroptimists celebrate all women.
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls.
#SoroptimistBristol
The International Women’s Day 2026 celebrations at Bristol City Hall today was an exciting & stimulating event for #SoroptimistBristol.
The event reflected our values of nurturing, connection, solidarity & empowerment.
#IWD2026 #StandingUpForWomenAndGirls #NextLinkDomesticAbuseServices
World Day of Social Justice calls for concrete action to advance #povertyeradication, achieve full employment & decent work, promote #genderequality, and ensure access to social well-being and #justice for all. Let’s leave no one behind.
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We are delighted to be partnering with Citizens Advice North & West Kent and Wave Community Bank for this event - please spread the word! #StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
Soroptimist Membership is for ALL Women.
For all changemakers like YOU!
Get in touch: sigbi.org/get-involved/membership
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It’s what we do that matters.
Soroptimists in Bristol have been #StandingUpForWomenAndGirls since 1920.
Why not join us in the New Year?
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10th December:
Between April 2023 and March 2024, the police in England and Wales recorded 851,062 domestic abuse crimes.
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
9th December:
Between 2022 and 2024, the British Transport Police recorded more violent crimes against women and girls. The number went up by 50%.
womensaid.org.uk/womens-aid-r...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
8th December:
Between April 2023 and March 2024, Home Office data shows that only 2.6% of rape cases resulted in a charge or summons.
lordslibrary.parliament.uk/rape-levels-...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
7th December:
Around the world, 140 women and girls are killed by their partner or a close relative. This means one woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes.
www.unwomenuk.org
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
6th December:
Every 3 days a woman is killed by a man in the UK.
www.femicidecensus.org/men-still-ki...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
5th December:
Women’s Aid report that for every £1 spent on domestic abuse services in England, the public purse saves £9 or more.
www.womensaid.org.uk/wp-content/u...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
4th December:
In 2022-23, Women’s Aid report that refuge services in England helped around 10,824 women and 12,989 children. Community support services helped about 120,518 women and 156,673 children.
womensaid.org.uk/what-we-do/r...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
3rd December:
The police in England and Wales recorded 2,755 ‘honour-based’ abuse cases between April 2023 and March 2024.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
2nd December:
Over 60 per cent of countries still lack rape laws based on the principle of consent.
www.unwomen.org/en/articles/...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
1st December:
About 86% of women and girls live in countries where the law does not stop violence or unfair treatment.
www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-d...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
30th November:
In 2022, the cost of domestic abuse in England was almost £78 billion. This includes both social and economic costs.
www.womensaid.org.uk/wp-content/u...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
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29th November:
Worldwide, 22 million people are in forced marriages. Two out of five of these people were children.
cdn.walkfree.org/content/uplo...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
28th November:
One in five women aged 16 years and over has been a victim of stalking. Younger people are more likely to be stalking victims.
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
27th November:
Between 2009 and 2018 in the UK, 888 women were killed by a current or former partner. Of these, 43% had separated or tried to separate from the person who killed them
womensaid.org.uk/what-we-do/r...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
26th November:
From April 2023 to March 2024, about 1.6 million women in England and Wales suffered domestic abuse. Around 712,000 men also faced abuse.
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
#SoroptimistBristol Message of *Hope* on UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women And Girls
Orange Bags with toiletries for Next Link’s women survivors are one of our actions to mark the day, show we care & have HOPE for a brighter future. #StandingupForWomenAndGirls
25th November:
Violence against women and girls makes up just under 20% per cent of all recorded crime in England and Wales.
www.npcc.police.uk/our-work/vio...
#16DaysOfActivism
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls
Join us from tomorrow until December 10th on 16 days of activism - the UNiTE’s campaign to End Digital Violence Against Women and Girls.
#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls #SoroptimistBristol #16DaysOfActivism #EndOnlineViolence