Category: Sotonettes Meetings

  • Organ Donation

    This year the WI is proposing to support a resolution on increasing organ donation. It is about having those awkward conversations to tell your loved ones what you would like to happen once you have enjoyed your life and died, and whether you want to be able to help others who would otherwise have their…

  • How can we keep women out of jail?

    As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we examine to the funding (or lack of) that is provided to help vulnerable women and keep them out of prison. We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance…

  • Campaigning to stop FGM

    As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we turn our attention to the practice of female genital multilation (FGM). We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our November meeting; they don’t reflect any particular…

  • Organ donation – what are your thoughts?

    As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we turn our attention to the often discussed topic of organ donation.  We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our November meeting; they don’t reflect any…

  • More voting at the next meeting – this time, resolutions!

    Last month (October) we had our voting hats on to decide a new committee member; this month we’ll have more voting to do as we make our opinions heard on the resolutions for 2014.   For anyone who doesn’t know much about WI resolutions and campaigning (I didn’t until I joined the committee), here’s a…

  • Start your engines!

    The next Sotonettes meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday) evening!  We’re going to have some very inspirational and determined women come along to talk to us (but more importantly answer our questions) about all sorts of different things! Please don’t be shy – you can ask your questions during or after the talks, or if you’d like…