Soroptimist International of Europe

soroptimists educate, empower and enable women and girls to improve their lives. soroptimist international of europe (sie) is a network of over 34,000 professional women who work together at the local, national and international levels to achieve this aim. it is the largest of the four federations making up soroptimist international which counts over 74,000 women as members. our ambition is to transform the lives and status of women and girls through education, empowerment and enabling opportunities. as soroptimists, we strive for the advancement of women’s status, high ethical standards, equality, development and peace, and the promotion of international goodwill and understanding. one of the ways we achieve this is through advocacy. sie holds general consultative status at the united nations economic and social council (ecosoc) and participatory status at the council of europe and the european women’s lobby. sie also participates in the work of osce through its permanent representati