bpw international presented at bpw follo, norway
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Business & Professional Women International presented at the event of BPW Follo, Norway on 23 September 2014 including the international campaigns like Womens Empowerment Principles (WEPs), Equal Pay Day and Women Entrepreneurs.TRANSCRIPT
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Making a difference through Leadership and Action
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Our founder: Dr. Lena Madesin Phillips
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1st Conference 1930 in Geneva:163 participants!
Our founders were pioneers!Coming from Austria, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany
Hungary, Italy, UK, USA.
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Our Vision and Mission
Vision • To achieve a just and equal status for women where decisions
are taken in true partnership with men, based on mutual respect, for a more balanced and peaceful world.
Mission • BPW International develops the business, professional and
leadership potential of women on all levels through advocacy, education, mentoring, networking, skill building, UN participation and economic empowerment programmes and projects around the world.
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Goals of BPW
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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Advocacy and Lobbying for professional women
Professional + personal development
Supportive Network
Learning environment for «practical leadership»
FriendshipsLocal
NationalInternational
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You can develop your skills on different levels
Local
National
InternationalWe can learn and lobby on these levels!
Many learning opportunities for BPWs!
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BPW International
Executive Board 2014 - 2017
Triennium Theme: Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action
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Structure of BPWBPW
International
North America
Latin America Europe
Italy
280 Clubs
Switzer-land
40 Clubs
Germany Finland
AfricaAsia/
Pacific
5 Regions
Federations
Clubs
Young BPW(up to 35)
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BPW worldwide
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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
▸ UNESCO
Empowered Women Leading BusinessFROM THE TOP · AT ALL LEVELS · IN THE COMMUNITYCSW Conference on the Status of Women 2010, New York
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BPWs 3 main initatives
WEPs
Women Entrepre
-neurs
Equal Pay Day
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Lead NGO Collaborator: BPW International
Women’s Empowerment PrinciplesEquality means Business
An initiative by UN Women and UN Global Compact to bring Equality to the workplace, marketplace and community.
Quote of George Kell, Executive Director of UN
Global Compact:«BPW brings the voice of women to the economy.»
WEPs
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BPW International Awareness Campaign: Equal Pay Day
▸ 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 20 European countries to Brazil and Canada. All these BPW federations are organizing an equal pay day in their countries.
Equal Pay Day
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Women Entrepreneurs
▸ Collaboration with ITC International Trade Center
▸ Opportunity to participate in the Global Platform for Action on Sourcing for Women Vendors
▸ Collaboration with WeConnect International to bring women entrepreneurs into the supply chain
Women Entrepre-
neurs
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Equal Pay Day – our success story!
In Europe 26 Countries were active
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Equal Pay Day worldwide
Japan
Singapore Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Corea
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International Congress 2014 Jeju, Corea
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Next BPW International Events
▸ 12 – 14 December 2014 Young BPW Europe Symposium in Tallinn, Estonia
▸ Feb/March 2015 Leadership Summit in New York
▸ 29 September – 2 October 2016 European Congress in Zuerich, Switzerland
▸ 2017 International Congress in Egypt
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BPW Europe
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BPW Europe
The largest Region of BPW International
(appr. 20000 members in 32 countries)
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European Coordinator and members of ECC
Karin Raguin Alexandra Preuss Giuseppa Bombaci Maria SocratousCoordinator Finance Officer ECC Secretary Young BPW Repr.BPW France BPW Germany BPW Italy BPW Cyprus
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You can participate in the annual European Event in Brussels
▸ Networking Forum open for all members in May
▸ Presidents meeting for National Presidents and Delegates in May
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A successful Event in Europe:European Congress 2012 in Sorrento
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What BPW offers you on the local and national
levelYou can benefit from all activities and events for
your personal and professional development.
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Activities on club level
Monthly events:▸ Presentations, speeches and networking
Annually: ▸ General assembly▸ Candlelight ceremony
Other activities:▸ Taskforces (e. g. Equal Pay Day)▸ Visits to other clubs▸ Participation in national and international
conferences, events and congresses
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BPW is an academy for practical leadership
▸ We provide Lifelong learning and Leadership Opportunities to you▸ We offer a learning environment for leadership skills on different
levels:▸ Learning by doing▸ Peer-to-peer learning (from each other)▸ Through rolemodels▸ Just-in-time learning▸ Local, national, International
▸ We develop women leaders▸ Presidents and board members▸ Young BPW leaders by mentoring and involvement in board
positions
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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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Do not only lay back, …
… the more active you are, the more you get.
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Would you like to have contactsall over the world
or develop your skills?
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