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Signature Event
EQUAL PAY DAY
April 20, 2010
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Each year, WSBPW
members and advocates across the country organize Equal Pay Day activities and
events in April to bring attention to the issue of pay equity.
Equal Pay Day is
held annually in April to signify the point into a year that a woman must work
to earn what a man made the previous year.
Census statistics released in 2008 show that the gap between men's and women's earnings changed by less than one percent from 2006 to 2007, narrowing only slightly from 76.9 to 77.8 percent.
In 2007, the earnings for African American women was 68.7 percent of men's earnings, a drop of more than 3 percent; Asian American women's earnings was 89.5 percent of men's earnings, a drop of 3.5 percent; and Latina earnings was 59 percent of men's, a drop of .6 percent.
Click here for more statistics on the gender wage gap.
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"Working
to achieve workplace equity for all women through advocacy, education and information."
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Washington State Business and Professional Women
Mission: To achieve equity for all women
in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information. since
1919
Business and
Professional Women, founded in 1919, promotes equity for all women
in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. With
30,000 members in more than 1,600 Local Organizations represented in
every congressional district in the country, WSBPW includes among its
members women and men of every age, race, religion, political party and
socio-economic background. WSBPW is the leading advocate on
work-life balance and workplace equity
BPW provides tools to offer training classes on topics
including:
- Communications differences
- Creating presentations
- Public speaking
- Networking
- Interviewing tips and techniques
- Negotiating skills
- Running meetings
- Leadership skills
- Business etiquette
- Lobbying and grassroots organizing
- Media relations and much more
Legislative Platform
Equal Rights Amendment, Civil Rights, Health, Economic Equity
BPW Foundation policy focus areas:
Equal Pay for Women- Forty-six years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, the average woman working full time still earns 22 cents less than the average man. BPW Foundation supports the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 12/S 182) which will update and strengthen the Equal Pay Act, closing loop holes and improving the law's effectiveness.
Work-Life Balance — One-third (1/3) of women believe that the difficulty of combining work and family is their biggest work-related problem and nearly three-fourths (3/4) think the government should do more to help. BPW recognizes that this is a family issue and proposes attacking it from all sides – through workplace standards legislation, by developing employer tools and by empowering working women.
That is why BPW Foundation supports the Healthy Families Act (paid sick leave) and the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (paid parental leave). Paid sick leave, paid parental leave, workplace flexibility and affordable child care are all necessary tools in the quest for work-life balance.
Working Women in the Green Economy — BPW Foundation is developing research and programs to dispel myths about women and green jobs, help to identify jobs, and broaden the capacity of workforce, education, and community organizations to make sure women have access and take advantage of career opportunities in the green economy.
Women Veterans in Transition — BPW Foundation was the first organization to research women veterans transitioning from active duty to the civilian workforce and provide support to them. BPW Foundation’s extensive research on the needs of women veterans and how to ensure their successful re-entry and advancement in the workplace is especially critical as veterans become an increasing percentage of the workforce.
Successful Workplaces — For the first time in history, there are four generations in the workforce at the same time. That presents new challenges and opportunities. How do we mobilize, motivate, and mentor young women and men (Generations X and Y) and provide them with the tools for success in the workplace?
Since 2005, BPW Foundation has studied inter-generational workplaces and the resulting issues. As a neutral convener of employers and employees, BPW Foundation is in a unique position to support research and programs to tackle this emerging issue.
Advocacy Center
Empowering Women to Be Great Advocates
BPW Foundation provides tools and resources so working women can get involved in public policy development and activities in their own workplaces and government.
- Talking points and background information on working women's issues
- Draft letters to legislators
- Links to voting records
- “Legislator Look-Up” for Congress and state legislators
- Committee assignments and biographical information on federal legislators
Policy & Action Day
Join working women from across the nation as they converge on Washington, D.C. to learn about the issues, network with other women advocates and lobby their Members of Congress.
Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day symbolizes the point in the year at which women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous year. Working women recognize Equal Pay Day by lobbying their state legislators, holding press conferences and hosting "Unhappy Hours."
For more information contact Director of Public Policy Rachel Lyons at rlyons@bpwfoundation.org or 202.777.8920.
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Training & Events
- Leadership Training
- Young Careerist Competition
- Individual Development
- Legislative Involvement
- Political Action Committee
- National Business Women's Week
- Women Joining Forces
Benefits of BPW Membership
- Impact
- Networking
- Advocacy
- Education/Career Enhancement
- Information
- Leadership
- Visibility
- Helping Others
- Member Benefits/Discounts
- Friendships
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