Women Make Peace Possible

Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) works to build strong and peaceful communities, beginning with the places where we live and act. Through its peace initiative, SIE seeks to foster a shared, comprehensive and evidence-based understanding of peace, grounded in security, justice, and strong reliable institutions, and to strengthen civil society’s engagement with the questions that shape it.

Peace and security are not static conditions. They are the result of continuous social, political and cultural processes that require commitment, dialogue and shared responsibility. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by insecurity, conflict and weak institutions. Yet they remain underrepresented in decision-making processes related to peace and security.

The SIE Peace Talks Series opens a shared space for reflection, dialogue and collective action. Through a cross-border approach, it explores the conditions that make peace possible, the institutional efforts already underway at international level, and the specific impact, and contribution of, women and girls.

By combining expert dialogue with a professional and action-oriented approach, our Peace Talk Series makes complex peace and security issues accessible and understandable, connecting theory with realities on the ground.

The series draws on the experience of the SIE Peace Prize winners, a remarkable source of expertise and inspiration with whom we have built a lasting and constructive relationship.

Our aim is a shared, comprehensive, and evidence-based understanding of peace, grounded in security, justice, and strong, reliable institutions.