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POWER: As individuals, we're only one voice when it comes to speaking up to improve our work world. By joining BPW and becoming one of
26,000 members nationwide, our voice is not only heard - it can be a powerful influence on such issues as pay equity. day care and other economic and social problems.
PRESTIGE: For more than
85 years, BPW has been the preeminent voice of working women. It counts among its members thousands of business owners, corporate executives, high-ranking government employees and dozens of elected officials. In fact, the three new women Governors elected in 1990 are all BPW members!
SKILLS: BPW offers a range of skill-building programs to meet the needs of working women; from entry level career training to leadership development to entrepreneurial skills. These same skills can be successfully translated to effective community involvement.
CONTACTS: The BPW network is extensive. Members come from a variety of fields; exchanging experiences and contacts leads not only to new and better jobs, but to community recognition, as well. Most important, BPW members make lifelong friends in BPW.
PRIDE: America's working women today are the same kind of women who worked to begin a new country three hundred years ago; who pioneered the West, labored in factories during World War II and, more recently, served in the Persian Gulf. Through BPW, they work together toward a common goal: gender equity. BPW women are proud of their heritage and committed to building woman power in the 21st century, when women will be the majority of our workforce.
ALL BPW MEMBERS: have access to a variety of special benefits, including affordable insurance, a special optical program and guaranteed personal and
home equity loans.
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