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April 16, 2015 by VP Communications

April, May and June 2015

April 8th – Keynote Speaker Alida Visbach, President and CEO at Heritage Park Historical Village http://www.heritagepark.ca/plan-your-visit/daily-activities/famous-5-house-tour-2.html Our community partner, Bow Valley College, will be unveiling the 1000 Women Rising Initiative.

May 13th – Business Meeting and Elections with the Theme of Fitness and Nutrition with Dr. Toni Reid and Mallory Love, hosted by Young BPW.

June 10th – End the club year with Speaker and Coach Marlene Cameron, Leadership By Design http://www.leadershipbydesign.ca/

March 20, 2015 by VP Communications

April, May and June 2015

May 13th – Business Meeting and Elections with the Theme of Fitness and Nutrition with Dr. Toni Reid and Mallory Love.

June 10th – End the club year with Speaker and Coach Marlene Cameron, Leadership By Design http://www.leadershipbydesign.ca/

March 18, 2015 by VP Communications

Equal Pay Day Side Event during the UN CSW59 in NYC

BPW Calgary, Canada participated on a panel presentation with BPW Germany and BPW Australia to update the audience on Canada’s progress to advance the issue of equal pay. The side event was planned during the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. According to the World Economic Forum Report of 2014, Canada ranks #27 on Wage Equality (an improvement from 2012 and 2013 when it ranked #35). View the presentation here 2012 to 2014 Equal Pay Day Journey Final

March 18, 2015 by VP Communications

International Women’s Day March in New York City

The Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women and its supporters participated in the march for gender equality in New York City on March 8th, 2015 to advance the issue of Equal Pay. Immediate Past President of BPW Calgary Jenny Gulamani-Abdulla was interviewed by CBC radio correspondent, Steven D’Souza, just prior to the march where she reiterated that “it is important that wages become an acceptable subject of discussion in Canadian workplaces”.