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The Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women/La fédération canadienne des femmes de carrières commerciales et professionnelles

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Aging
  • 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
  • Justice
  • Labour
  • Micro-Credit
  • Peace and Security
  • Population
  • Private Sector
  • Safety
  • Science and Technology
  • Social Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • Taxation Policy
  • Trade and Development
  • Violence
  • Volunteerism
  • Water
  • 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 and the media
  • Women in power and decision-making
    • Geographic scope: National
    Country of activity:
  • Canada
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1930
    Organizational structure: The President and Executive are tasked with the management of the organisation under the direction of the National Board which meets via webinar every 2 months and at the Annual AGM. The Board consists of representatives from BPW clubs across Canada. In addition to the elected Executive, there are representatives for each province and territory in Canada where clubs exist.
    Number and type of members: 558 members with 27 clubs in 7 provinces across Canada.
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
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