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BPW Calgary's activities around Calgary and across Canada

October 11, 2015 by VP Communications

BPW Calgary makes impact in Calgary community

Each spring, BPW Calgary hosts a business clothing drive to collect gently used business clothing for The Making Changes Association. Our Mentorship Program participants also spend an afternoon at The Making Changes Association, acting as fashion consultants and helping out with quality control on site.

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 how our valued partner is making changes within our community.

You can find out more about our Mentorship Program here.

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September 2, 2015 by VP Communications

Bow Valley College’s 50th Anniversary Block Party

Bow Valley College will be celebrating their 50th anniversary with a block party on Saturday, September 19.  Since 2003, BPW Calgary has invested $23,670 to make a profound difference in the lives of students at Bow Valley College. We are proud of our partnership with Bow Valley College and wish them another 50 years of success!

The block party will take place from 11 AM – 4 PM at Olympic Plaza, across from City Hall. For full details, and a schedule of events, you can click here.

Help spread the word and share the invite. No RSVP is required.

 

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March 18, 2015 by VP Communications

Equal Pay Day Side Event during the UN CSW59 in NYC

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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    rsz_epd_event_bpw_canrsz_epd_event_bpw_aus

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March 18, 2015 by VP Communications

International Women’s Day March in New York City

IWD March in NYC 2 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”.  rsz_1img_1284

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February 27, 2015 by VP Communications

The issue of Equal Pay goes from the Streets to the Schools, Boardrooms and into Parliament (led by the Green Party Leader Elizabeth May)

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Check out BPW Calgary’s “Equal Pay Day” Journey from 2012 to 2014.

2012 to 2014 Equal Pay Day Journey Final

 

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