Interdisciplinary projects driven and lead by BPW members in the region.
Women’s accounts are in the red – In the European Union, the average Gender Pay Gap is 16 per cent (comparison between hourly salaries). Women above 65 are the most at risk of falling into poverty, as they earned less and also have lower pensions as a result. The BPW federations and associate clubs of Europe have been running the Equal Pay Day campaign for the past ten years and will continue to do so in the coming years.
Our working group ‘Learning for Leadership’, chaired by Conny Montague, has hosted its successful 6th edition of the digital leadership training for women in September and October 2023. This virtual training offering is open for everyone, BPW and non-BPW. Make sure to sign up timely to reserve a seat.
Observed annually since 1970, one month after the spring equinox, Earth Day marks the anniversary of modern environmental consciousness and dedicated care for the planet. BPW seeks to promote the message of sustainability and encourage individual responsibility and action in women. Our goal is to mold and shape sustainability from a woman’s perspective.
The original drafting of the Charter for Little Girl’s Rights was submitted and approved during the 1997 European Congress in Reykjavik, after a seminar coordinated by Janice Brancroft on “The future of a child in Europe”. This charter is a unique work in the history of gender culture, written by BPW Europe, following the dramatic condition of women, presented in Beijing at the World Conference on Women in 1995.
Launched on International Women’s Day, the Women’s Empowerment Principles “Equality Means Business” suggest seven steps for companies to take to empower women in the workplace and the market place. They were launched by UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact on March 8th, 2010 based on a multi-stakeholder consultative process.
Women on Boards has launched a a campaign called “Boards with Women” inviting women and men to work together and commit the change. The introduction of quota systems for women represents a qualitative jump into a policy of exact goals and means. These materials can be used for free on social media.