The International Federation of Business and Professional Women is an influential international network of business and professional women from over 90 countries in 5 continents with Consultative Status at ECOSOC/United Nations. Founded in 1930, BPW International develops the professional, leadership and business potential of women on all levels through our mentoring, networking, skill building and economic empowerment programs and projects around the world. Visit our website at: www.bpw-international.org and bpw-europe.org
3. 1st Conference 1930 in Geneva:
163 participants!
Our founders were pioneers!
Coming from Austria, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany
Hungary, Italy, UK, USA. www.bpw-europe.org
4. Goals of BPW are
To advocate and lobby for working women
To ensure equality and equal opportunity
To develop the professional, business and leadership
potential of women
To empower women in the ecomony, networking and skill
building
To support young women
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5. What is a Business and
Professional Woman like?
Takes responsibility in business, politics or society
Thinks and acts on the local, national and international level
Practices networking, mentoring and lobbying
Cultivates friendships
Practices lifelong learning
Is a leader and rolemodel
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6. All that is
Advocacy for BPW!
professional women
Local Professional +
Friendships
personal development
International National
Learning environment
Supportive
for «practical
Network
leadership»
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7. BPW Structure
BPW
International 5 Regions
North Latein
Europe Africa Asia/Pacific
America America
Italy Switzerland Germany … Federations
Clubs
Clubs
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9. BPW International has
representatives or consultative status:
UNO – ECOSOC
CSW Commission on the status of women
ILO International Labour Organization
EWL European Women‘s Lobby
WHO World Health Organization
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
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11. Equal Pay Day is international
Equal Pay Day was initiated in 2009 by BPW
International as an international awareness campaign
All across the globe – from Australia to Taiwan, Korea via
13 European countries to Brazil and Canada. All these
BPW federations are organizing an equal pay day in
their countries.
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13. Women’s Empowerment Principles –
Equality means Business
An initiative by UN Women and BPW International
UN Global Compact supported developed a toolkit to
by BPW International to bring
Equality to the
support the activities for
workplace, marketplace and the WEPs
community.
Quote of George Kell,
Executive Director of UN Global
Compact:
«BPW brings the voice of
women to the economy.»
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14. Women’s Empowerment
Principles
1. Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality.
2. Treat all women and men fairly at work – respect and support
human rights and nondiscrimination.
3. Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all women and men
workers.
4. Promote education, training and professional development for
women.
5. Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing
practices that empower women.
6. Promote equality through community initiatives and advocacy.
7. Measure and publicly report on progress to achieve gender equality.
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18. Next Events BPW International
Leaders Summit in New York 24th/25th Februar 2012
2012 European Congress in Sorrento, Italy (28 – 30
September)
2014 International Congress in Jeju, Korea
2016 European Congress in Zuerich, Switzerland
2017 International Congress in Egypt
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19. BPW on the national
and the local level
You can benefit from all activities and
events for your personal and
professional development.
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21. Activities on club level
Monthly events:
Presentations, speeches and networking
Annually:
General assembly
Candlelight ceremony
Other activities:
Visits to other clubs
Participation in national and international
conferences and congresses
Taskforces (e. g. Equal Pay Day)
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22. Mentoring: a program where you
can benefit from each other
Each BPW can become a mentor and help other
women with her experience and knowledge
Each BPW can become a mentee
The mentee needs a specific goal,
and she can have a mentor for one
year
Benefits:
– Transfering your experiences and
knowledge for support
– Learning from each other
– Seeing your mentee develop
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23. BPW: The ideal learning
environment
Peer-to-peer learning (from each other)
Through rolemodels
Learning by doing
Just-in-time learning
Lifelong learning
– Monthly presentations and events
– Workshops at national/international events
– Try out and learn new skills
Learning by teaching or mentoring
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24. Train your leadership skills in
BPW!
By taking an office as president or member of the board or
leader of a taskforce:
Learn to give speeches and presentations
Learn to chair meetings and to delegate tasks
Develop strategies for your club and implement them
Practice team building
Learn to deal with the media to promote your club
Represent your club and deal with VIPs
Learn conflict management and diplomacy in practice
Learn to act as a leader and become a rolemodel
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25. You can develop your skills on
different levels
International
National
Local
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26. Do not only lay back, …
… the more active you are,
the more you get.
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27. Would you like to have contacts
all over the world
or develop your skills?
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www.bpw-international.org
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