Soroptimist International

• is the world’s largest service organisation for women in management and the professions
• works on the basis of Awareness, Advocacy and Action
• is inspired by the spirit of friendship
• has over 90,000 members in more than 3,000 clubs in 125 countries
• was founded in 1921 in Oakland, California (USA)
• takes its name from the Latin 'soror' and 'optima', best interpreted as 'the best for women'
• is politically and religiously neutral