Socialist International Women
Socialist International Women (SIW, Socialist International of Women) is an international organization and a sub-organization of the Socialist International and currently has 148 member parties. It wants to strengthen the relationship between the states and start action programs to overcome discrimination in society.
history
On August 17, 1907, the first conference of the International Socialist Women's Movement took place in Stuttgart. One of the central goals was to obtain women's suffrage , which at that time only existed in Finland and Norway . 58 delegates from 15 countries met for the foundation.
structure
The society consists of a congress, office, executive committee and secretariat.
The supreme body is the Congress . With a two-thirds majority of the members, it determines the program and statutes of the SIW. The congress is held every three years. The program is worked out by the office. The congress is composed of all member organizations. A delegation consists of a maximum of three participants from the member organizations, each with one valid vote. The Congress elects the members of the Executive Committee.
The office is also composed of all members as well as a representative of the Socialist International, one of the International Union of Socialist Youth and the International Movement of the Red Falcons.
The task of the office is to prepare the work plan of the congress, to implement the resolutions of the congress and to prepare conferences. The office meets at least twice a year.
The Executive Committee consists of the President, the Vice-Presidents and the Secretary General. Its function is to make decisions between office meetings. The Executive Committee meets at least four times a year. The secretariat is located at the headquarters of the Socialist International.
subjects
The main topics are self-determination, democracy, development work, the economy, equal treatment, EU expansion, health, security, motherhood, migration, peace, quota regulation, terrorism, trafficking in women.