Members are encouraged to be aware of and involved in the issues of society and to take positions of advocacy, encouraging governments and authorities to ensure that gender and human rights' concerns inform policy and action. Here are some of the issues Soroptimist International have addressed:

• violence against women
• health care provision
• equal pay for equal work
• elder abuse
• prostitution and trafficking
• child labour
• support for carers and provision of child care
• re-entry into work programmes
• landmines
• environment protection and conservation
• reconciliation with indigenous populations
• educational opportunities for girls