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International Federation of Business and Professional Women

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	International Federation of Business and Professional Women
Organization's acronym:	IFBPW
Former Name(s):	International Federation of Business and Professional Women
Address:	Rue de Rothschild 22 1202 Geneva Switzerland
Phone:	0794485968
Email:	catherine.bosshart@bpw-international.org
Web site:	www.bpw-international.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	French Italian Spanish English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Agriculture Business and Industry Children Citizenship and Governance Coorporate Accountability Criminal Justice Economics and Finance Education Environment Extreme poverty Family Financing for Development Food Human Rights Industrial Development Intellectual Property Labour Micro-Credit Peace and Security Population Private Sector Science and Technology Social Development Statistics Sustainable Development Taxation Policy Torture Trade and Development United Nations Reform Violence Women Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Millennium Development Goals Policy advice The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women in power and decision-making Social Development: Conflict Employment Indigenous issues Poverty Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Climate change Freshwater Gender equality Health Information for decision-making and participation Rural Development
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Japan Belgium Togo Thailand Ireland Benin Russian Federation Argentina Ukraine Panama France Cameroon Chad Bulgaria Zimbabwe India Hungary Spain Morocco Sweden Trinidad and Tobago Burkina Faso United States of America Netherlands Uruguay Switzerland Iceland Ghana Jordan Jamaica Bangladesh Israel Indonesia Nigeria Türkiye Cambodia Uzbekistan Estonia State of Palestine Austria Chile Barbados Philippines Canada Papua New Guinea Republic of Korea Haiti Sri Lanka United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland China Romania Finland New Zealand Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Slovakia Italy Nepal Mexico Ecuador Pakistan Poland Croatia Brazil Sudan Australia Germany Saint Kitts and Nevis Republic of Moldova Singapore Mongolia
Millennium Development Goals:	Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	BPW International develops the professional, business and leadership potential of women on all levels, through our advocacy, mentoring, skill building and economic empowerment programs and projects around the world.
Year established (YYYY):	1930
Year of registration (YYYY):	1947
Organizational structure:	The President and Executive are tasked with the management of the organisation under the direction of the International Board which meets at the Triennial Congress and consists of representatives from each affiliate. The affiliates are grouped into 5 regions each of which holds a Regional Meeting during the triennium. Affiliates may be either federations, with a minimum of 3 clubs, or associate clubs.
Number and type of members:	100,000 members with affiliates in 90 countries
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:

Indigenous people
Business and industry
Children and youth
Women
Non-governmental organization