Club München - Schwabing
Our club was founded on March 20, 1976 as the thirtieth club of SI Germany. We are part of one of the world's largest service organisations of professional women with socio-political commitment.
Founded in 1921 in Oakland/California, this globally active NGO (non-governmental organisation) with consultative status at the United Nations/UNESCO currently has around 70,000 members in 118 countries.
Our Club currently has 27 members. We meet every second Tuesdays each month at 7:00 pm. If necessary, our club evenings are also held online.
If you are interested in our activities, our club life or would like to become part of one of the largest worldwide women's organizations, please feel free to contact us.
Campaign by the Munich Women’s Associations Federation to establish a memorial, information and action site against patriarchal violence and femicide at the Frauenplatz in Munich

On 13 August 2026, on the initiative of the Munich Women’s Associations Federation (SMF), more than 200 people gathered at the Wasserglocken fountain on Frauenplatz. There, Munich’s Mayor Dominik Krause received a petition, signed by numerous organisations and individuals, calling for the establishment of a memorial site against patriarchal violence and femicide. Our club member and chair of the SMF, Maryam Giyahchi, presented this petition along with a banner, and the mayor promised to actively support the cause.
We now very much hope that the petition, which raises the profile of this unfortunately very pressing issue in the public sphere, will be successful, and that a clear signal against violence against women and girls will soon be sent from Munich’s Frauenplatz.
Dates and Times
October 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
Women in Leadership Roles—Insights from Business Journalism
(open to guests)
November 10, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
As part of Orange Days:
Toxic Masculinity Online. Risks and Prevention
(open to guests)
December 8, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Christmas Party
(internal event)

District 7 and 8 Meeting in Schwäbisch Gmünd
The Schwäbisch Gmünd Club has invited the Sorores from Districts 7 and 8 to this year’s district meeting on September 12, 2026.
Some club members arrived as early as Friday and gathered for a relaxed get-together in the old town.
On Saturday, our SID President Susanne Bolduan delivered the keynote address and reiterated her President’s Appeal #WaterIsLife. Following this summer’s heat, water shortages, and water rationing, this represents a growing challenge for our future.
The event continued in an inspiring, entertaining, and informative manner: Six clubs presented their initiatives as best practices, including the Lauterbach-Vogelsberg Club’s long-standing, impressive “Never Again War” campaign and the Schwäbisch Gmünd Club’s “Bride. Protest. Performance.” initiative against femicide and violence against women, which has already attracted significant media attention.
In the afternoon, two workshops on democracy and drinking water fountains took place. Following a joint closing session, there was an opportunity to tour the renowned Research Institute for Metallic Materials (FEM), which had generously made its facilities available to us. The event culminated in a group dinner at the Rokokoschlösschen in the Stadtgarten.
It was an outstanding event, very much in line with our Soroptimist values. Many heartfelt thanks to our club sisters in Schwäbisch Gmünd!
What topics are currently on our minds at the club?

Sisters, should prostitution have a prosperous future in Germany?
At one of our last club evenings, we heard a very convincing plea for the so-called "Nordic Model", which is used in Scandinavia to enforce the criminalisation of sex buyers, pimps and brothel operators.
Liane Bissinger and Dr. Inge Kleine from KOFRA (Communication Centre for Women in Work and Life) gave us an insight into the state of the discussion. Contrary to what is often claimed, the legislative changes of 2002 and 2017 have not improved the situation of prostitutes in Germany, on the contrary, they have massively worsened it and made Germany the brothel of Europe.
How should this now look in the future? Laws are legal norms: They determine how something has to be. The current legislation promotes prostitution and in particular leads to sex buyers being able to consider themselves law-abiding.
Feelings of shame due to deliberate violations of norms are either not built up in the first place (young clients) or greatly reduced by the lack of social sanctions and the assumption that they are 'only' using a completely legal service.
In addition, prostitution is a flourishing business in which everyone earns a lot of money, at the expense of the people who have to prostitute themselves and are usually suffering and traumatised. Is this really how it is supposed to go on??
Is this what we want or is it not time for a paradigm shift?
Soroptimist International
A global Voice for Women

01 Who are we?
SI unites women from all continents, cultures and professions to work to improve the lives of women and girls worldwide and to contribute to better global understanding.
It is the world's largest service organisation of professional women with a socio-political commitment.
The organisation therefore provides a global professional and social network through its members and through international partnerships.
Worldwide, SI is represented in 118 countries with around 70.000 members in 2.900 clubs.
Soroptimist International Germany (SID) currently consists of 224 clubs with over 6.700 members.
02 What do we do?
Soroptimists campaign worldwide at local, national and international level for the rights and improvement of the living conditions of women and girls.
They deal with issues concerning the legal, social and professional status of women and represent the position of women in public discussions.
More than 4,000 projects in Europe alone generate donations of around six million euros per year.
Around 1.5 million euros flow into social projects at home and abroad every year thanks to the voluntary commitment of Soroptimists in Germany.
Soroptimist International - Vision - Mission - Werte
01 Vision
women and girls:
- are able to realise their individual and collective potential and achieve the goals they set out to achieve
- are not subjected to physical or psychological violence
- have unhindered access to education
- can strive for economic independence without hindrance
- have unhindered access to health care and adequate nutrition
- Be heard as an equal voice in efforts to build a more just and peaceful world.
02 Mission
03 Values
and values:
- Human rights for everybody
- Gender equality
- Striving for global peace and international understanding
- Promoting the potential of women
- Promoting integrity and democratic decision-making
- Volunteering, diversity and friendship.
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