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Business and Professional Women Europe

Acronym: BPW EC aisbl

General Information

Identification Code: 836392015840-91
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Entity Form: association internationale sans but lucratif (aisbl) de droit belge
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/30/2015
Last Update: 1/10/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: BPW Europe is part of BPW International, which was founded in 1930 in Geneva by Lena Madisen Philips. It has grown to an international network of 30000 members in 114 countries, that distribute themselves in 5 regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. Europe is the biggest Region with 18.000 members in 30 countries. The main aim is to develop the professional, leadership and business potential of women at all levels through advocacy, mentoring, networking, skill building and our economic empowerment programs and projects in Europe and around the world. BPW Affiliates contribute to society by enabling women to sustain themselves economically. BPW offers personal development programs for members such as mentoring, leadership training and e-Business training. Since 1996, BPW affiliates worldwide have helped over 45,000 women to become economically empowered.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Budget
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Culture
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • Institutional affairs
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Public health
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
  • Sport
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Gender Pay Gap Pay Transparency Directive Gender Equality at Work Violence against women and girls Directive Impact of Covid on women - Gender dimension to be included into COVID-19 recovery plans Women in the labour market / Work-Life Balance Equality between women and men in decision-making Promoting gender equality & women's rights beyond the EU - Istanbul Convention BPW Europe website: https://www.bpw-europe.org/
Communication Activities: Our main topics in the matter of gender equality are: • Equal Pay Day • Women on Boards • Violence against women and girls • Women refugees • STEM • Financial inclusion for women • New Charter of the girl’s rights Support Women in Ukraine BPW Webinars like Women Empowerment Principles, Support BPW Members in Ukraine, BPW Leadership Training for Women 6th BPW Mediterranean Symposium on Women Protagonist in a Game Changing Economy, transforming our world together, in November in Cyprus. Europe Day 2023: Train the trainers for 2024 Women’s rights in Europe: BPW Europe organised a full day event for its members all over Europe with a focus on Women’s rights and Young in Europe in perspective of 2024 EU Election. The Danube net the network for business - women in the countries of Danube Region, an active platform to share, in an annual dedicate Forum, ideas, opinions, information, culture, actions to build business and works contacts. (Austria Bulgaria Croatia Germany Hungary Moldova Romania Serbia Slovakia Ukraine take part of this Network). - Preparation Equal Pay Day 2023 BPW Europe Report Our main Actions over the COVID time: - Invitation of the European Commissioner Dalli to present Equal Pay Day Campaign - Letters from the European Commission and European Parliament in support of BPW Europe action for the Istanbul Convention https://www.bpw-europe.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ares20213603002.pdf https://www.bpw-europe.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/STAMPED_D20216635_Reply-letter-to-Busuness-Profession-Women_hmb.pdf Other EU Networks: BPW Europe is a founder Member and current Board Member of EWL - European Woman Lobby. BPW Europe is member of the European Women Lobby, part of EuroGender Network of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), EC Digital skills and jobs Coalition, Partner of the European Parliament Election Campaign and cooperate with WE Gate. BPW Europe has been awarded from UN WOMEN with an honorary mention in the 2020 G7 – EU WEPs Award competition in the following category: Best Network. ( Women’s Empowerment Principles ) BPW Europe has been awarded from the European Parliament , in the person of the Regional Coordinator Giuseppa (Pinella) Bombaci ,with the Citizen Prize Award2020 , for the Project "New Charter of the Girl's Rights ".
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Rue du Meridien 10vzw AMAZONE asbl
Post Code: 1210
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Rue du Meridien 10vzw AMAZONE asbl
Post Code: 1210
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: Any work done by members for BPW Europe is voluntary work. Only the travel expenses of Executive members are reimbursed.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 6
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 6
Members F T E: 1.5
Info Members: Each form of work for BPW is voluntary work.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.bpw-europe.org/
Organisation Members: https://www.bpw-europe.org/about/story-of-bpw/ http://www.bpw-international.org/ http://www.womenlobby.org/