SI Stourbridge & District is a mature Soroptimist Club, first founded in 1947, welcoming Soroptimists from surrounding areas and women from our community.
Hagley Golf & Country Club
Joined September 2015
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Born #OnThisDay in 1867, #MarieCurie was the:
👩🔬 1st woman to receive a #NobelPrize
🏅 1st person to receive it twice
🧪 Only person to receive it in 2 different scientific fields: physics and chemistry
Her legacy continues to inspire #WomenInScience around the world.
ALT A black-and-white portrait of Marie Curie with a quote on the left side: "I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy."
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“Journalists continue to pay an outrageous price for telling the truth.”
On Monday’s Day to #EndImpunity for crimes against journalists, @antonioguterres calls for their protection so they can carry out their essential work safely.
un.org/en/observances/end-im…
President Elect Ann Parkes, Environment Lead Su Roxburgh, and Programme Action and Education Lead Linda Sanders at @SIGBICardiff Conference, keeping Club members updated on WhatsApp group.
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Stained glass artwork by English artist Tamsin Abbott. The #Fullmoon in October is known as #HuntersMoon
#WomensArt
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For 81 years, the United Nations has worked to bring countries together to advance peace, development and human rights.
As the world faces growing challenges, global cooperation remains essential to building a better future for all.
Saturday is #UNDay.
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Investing in midwives is crucial to saving lives, as they help make pregnancy and childbirth safer for mothers and their babies.
@UNFPA works to address the global shortage of midwives, ensuring more mothers have access to the skilled care they need, wherever they are.
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Today, we remember Aberfan.
At 9:15am on 21st October 1966 at the bottom of a mountain in Aberfan, Wales, children at Pantglas Junior School were preparing for class. At the same time, a waste spoil tip positioned at the top of the mountain collapsed.
150,000 tonnes of coal waste slid down the mountain and engulfed the school and surrounding homes, sadly killing 116 children and 28 adults.
Today marks 60 years from this tragedy, yet we never forget. We remember the lives of those lost, and the families they left behind. 🏴🤍🕊️ – at Aberfan, Wales
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In every language, everywhere, human rights belong to all of us.
They are non-negotiable.
Learn about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: ohchr.org/en/universal-decla…
— via @UNHumanRights
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Today on World CRISPR Day, we would like to highlight our two chemistry laureates Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier.
In 2012, they developed a method for high-precision gene editing, which has transformed the field of biotechnology and medicine. The genetic scissors became known as CRISPR/Cas9. In 2020 their breakthrough was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Watch this interview of Doudna explaining how CRISPR has evolved since then: bit.ly/3U5DTNQ
ALT Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier smiling and standing closely together, partially surrounded by strings of glowing spherical lights. The photo credit mentions Clément Morin and Nobel Prize Outreach.
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Painted leaves by contemporary Madrid-based artist Elena Nuez #WomensArt
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Globally, women hold only 64% of the legal rights that men enjoy, and no country has achieved full legal equality.
Justice for all women and girls is NON-NEGOTIABLE.
#ForAllWomenAndGirls #GenderEquality
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More than two decades since the world declared #peace requires women’s leadership, we are seeing:
🔺 Rise in conflicts
🔻 Decline in funds for peacebuilders
Find out more on how #GenderEquality and peace go hand-in-hand.
🔗 unwomen.org/en/articles/in-f…
#WomenPeaceSecurity
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Hate speech comes in many forms, but the consequences are always real.
Each of us can take action and say #NoToHate.
✅ Fact-check
✅ Challenge hate by sharing messages of tolerance
✅ Support people targeted by hate speech
✅ Report hate speech on social platforms
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Racism, intolerance & discrimination tear at the fabric of societies.
Ending discrimination benefits everyone.
Each of us can take action to #FightRacism and create a better world for all. un.org/en/fight-racism
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#Misogyny—online and offline—is an urgent threat to gender equality.
Sometimes it's subtle. Other times it's dismissed as harmless. And too often, it's normalized.
#ForAllWomenAndGirls, it's time to challenge misogyny wherever it shows up.
There's #NoExcuse not to!
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Climate action isn't just about avoiding a worse future. It's about building a better one.
A world where clean energy is affordable, the air is safer to breathe and communities are better protected from extreme weather is within reach.
That's what #ClimateAction can deliver: unep.org/topics/climate-acti…
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Every minute, 4 women are diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide, and 1 woman dies from the disease.
You can reduce your risk by:
🔸 Not smoking
🔸 Limiting or avoiding alcohol
🔸 Staying physically active
via @UN_Women
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The economics prize has now been awarded 58 times, to 101 laureates, Robert Hall and Michael Woodford among them.
Only 3 have ever been women: Ostrom, Duflo and Goldin.
Source: Nobel Prize official data
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Girls are leaders
Girls are change-makers
Girls are our future
They aren’t waiting for a better world, they are building it.
This #DayOfTheGirl is a reminder of the need to invest in their rights, boost their potential and make their dreams a reality.
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Worldwide, girls are breaking stereotypes & overcoming barriers—from lack of education, to forced marriage & gender-based violence.
Yet they continue to pursue their dreams.
On Sunday's #DayOfTheGirl & every day, join @UN_Women in standing with girls as they shape their futures.
