BPW in the News

BPW Calgary: International Day of the Girl Awareness Campaign

BPW Calgary celebrated the world’s first International Day of the Girl and the Honourable Rona Ambrose congratulated the club for this campaign to raise awareness. You can read the media release issued on October 10th by the Status of Women Canada.

This initiative was led by Minister Rona Ambrose and the evening was comprised of a forum which included: Jennifer Le a first year engineering student, Dana Bjornson, BPW member and Engineer and Architecure Design, Iman Abdulla, grade 11 student, who talked about modern day slavery.  Dr. Ursula Steele was the key note speaker, Principal of  the Alice Jamieson Girls Academy. Pat Cochrane Board of Trustee Chair for the Calgary  Board of Education.

Jeanette Arsenault: The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipient

International singer and song writer who authored the BPW International adopted anthem "Women of the World" was presented the Queen's Jubilee Award in Belleville Ontario, Canada on August 23, 2012.

Jeanette Arsenault, a staple of the music and arts community in Prince Edward County. She volunteers her time and musical talents with many charitable causes in the County, provincially, nationally, and internationally. She has also volunteer with the 60 Million Girls organization which empowers women and girls through education and The Invisible Army which supports the families and communities of Canadian soldiers. “What a wonderful way to create a bridge between our cultures at a time when I am presenting my Acadian heritage to the world with my new show, ‘I’m An Acadian-Canadian, eh!’,” Arsenault said. “I happily accept this medal in the spirit of celebration and reconciliation.” For full article; click here

BPW Canada and London Chamber of Commerce Partnership: 

Empowering Women is Good For Business... 

To read the full Article click here   To download the PDF File click here

“We are so very pleased and honoured to be the first Chamber in Canada to sign an accord of this kind, said Chamber CEO Gerry Macartney. But, what is truly important is not that we are the first but rather that this event, we hope, will be catalytic in convincing Chambers across the country as well as corporations and not for profit institutions to really hone in on this tremendous talent pool that already exists, we simply have to get better at knowing how to tap into it." Press Release: Gerry Macartney, CEO                                                      London Chamber of Commerce Joaquim Balles, President of the London Chamber of Commerce Board, first Chamber to sign the Women's Empowerment Principles. (With BPW Canada President Doris Hall left and Member Kathryn Munn right)
	BPW Cambridge host motivational author and speaker "Your Best You"
BPW Cambridge and BPW Kitchener Waterloo sponsor a "Pay Equity" Seminar to Mark BPW Canada's Equal Pay Day: March 18, 2012

• New Club in Ottawa Amanda McLaren then began looking for a networking opportunity to fuel her career, and after a Google search discovered that the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women was hosting its 2011 AGM in Ottawa. She attended, wondering why there was no local branch of the organization.  Less than a year later, Ms. McLaren is the new president of the Ottawa club that will officially launch on May 10 at a ceremonial event in the House of Commons.   Complete article in Ottawa Business Journal, April 4, 2012
  Complete article in Leader Post, March 6, 2012                 BPW Saskatoon                  Honours Women in the Community		Over the past 12 years, the International Women's Day (IWD) Dinner and Awards hosted by the Business and Professional Women's Club Saskatoon, Canada, has evolved into the province's largest IWD event. The Business and Professional Women's Club (BPW) Saskatoon is a non-partisan and non-sectarian network of business and professional women. The Saskatoon organization is one of six charter clubs of the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs and belongs to BPW International, an influential organization with membership that spans five continents. BPW's vision is to improve the social and economic status of working women, encourage women to pursue political office and lobby all levels of government to effect positive change.
  Complete article in Northern Life, March 27, 2012 Women "Can Do and Be Anything"		BPW Sudbury celebrates community's successful women Business is no longer a man's world. Six different women made that abundantly clear Monday evening at the Business and Professional Women (BPW) annual award gala, held at the Radisson Hotel.

• Powerful Women Publication BPW Cambridge-Lin Buxton published article on Issues Affecting Newcomer Women in Winter Edition 2011 Pages 16-17  for pdf version click here

• 15-04-2011 CTV News. National President Doris Hall interviewed about the inappropriate use of a woman in an used car ad.

• 22-03-2010 Maclean's Magazine. Lack of childcare forcing women out of the workforce, says BPW Canada president (pdf).

• January 2010. BPW Cambridge hosts “Starting up a business” meeting (pdf).
  
  
• 29-12-09 Cambridge Times (pdf). BPW Cambridge meeting 23 November 2009 with guest speaker amateur boxer Mandy Bujold. Click here to view photo.
  
  
• 20-10-09 Winnipeg Free Press (pdf ).  BPW Selkirk member honoured.
  
  
• 12-10-09 Abbotsford•Mission Times, BC: New BPW club chartered in Mission, BCNew BPW club chartered in Mission, BC.
  
  
• 1-06-2009 The Sault Star (pdf). BPW Ontario president says health care was the number one issue for women’s clubs, at Ontario provincial conference held May 29-31 in Sault-Ste-Marie.
  
  
• BPW Cambridge. President Lin Buxton had a tabletop display at the Business After Hours Event of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce on May 14, 2009. Click here to listen to Lin's interview which is about 8 minutes in to the video.
  
  
• 09-04-09 Moncton Times-Transcript (pdf). The banks are starting to realize that there’s a business case being made to get women into top positions, says BPW Canada president.
  
  
• 30-03-09 Victoria BC Times Colonist and  27-03-09 Montreal Gazette (pdf). Women need more childcare support, says BPW Canada president.
  
  
• 25-03-09 Globe and Mail (pdf). Adopting strong pay equity legislation could impact the wage gap, says BPW Canada President.
  
  
• 19-03-09 Sudbury Northern Life (pdf). Hear BPW women roar in Sudbury – BPW awards gala.
  
  
• 3-03-2009 Calgary Herald (pdf). Congratulations to Lia Robinson who has been appointed to the national board of BPW Canada, as Vice-president for Young BPW.
  
  
• 27-02-09 NB Daily Gleaner (pdf). "Pay gap closing but women still not equal," says BPW Canada President.
  
  
• 26-02-09 Moncton Times-Transcript (pdf). New Brunswick BPW clubs join pay equity coalition.
  
  
• 13-02-2009 Abbotsford-Mission Times (pdf). Concentration of ownership of the press in this country is affecting the integrity of reporting, educator tells meeting of BPW Abbotsford-Mission.
  
  
• 12-12-2008 Moncton Times & Transcript (pdf). New measures to make sure "Made In Canada" labels mean that a product truly was made in this country do nothing to help Canadian consumers, says the Business & Professional Women's Club of Greater Moncton. 
• 20-11-08 Canada.com (pdf)
  We are holding this luncheon to encourage women to participate in politics and have their voices heard," BPW-BC provincial president tells gathering of female politicos at BPW Abbotsford-Mission meeting.
  
  
• 18-11-2008 Canada News-wire (pdf)
  "With the global economic crisis on everybody's minds, we can't forget that the failure to implement adequate child care and the refusal to address pay equity are economic decisions," says BPW Canada President.
  
  
• 23-10-08 Cambridge Times (pdf)
  BPW Cambridge protests court move.
  
  
• 03-10-08 Regina Leader-Post (pdf)
  More women are needed in politics, candidates tell political breakfast hosted by Regina BPW.
  
  
• 01-10-08 Winnipeg Free Press (pdf)
  All candidates meeting forced to cancel, despite best efforts of BPW Manitoba.
  
  
• 27-09-08 Montreal Gazette (pdf)
  "We want someone to pay attention to the pay gap, which has been stalled at 20% for a number of years," BPW Canada president tells Montreal Gazette columnist.
  
  
• 27-08-08 Toronto Star (pdf)
  100 years gives life perspective, says former BPW Toronto East member Gwen Beer.
  
  
• 12-08-08 The Examiner (pdf)
  Women's business group honours Peterborough native.
  
  
• 06-08-08 Times & Transcript, Moncton (pdf)
  Moncton woman heads BPW Canada business group.
  
  
• 26-07-08 Winnipeg Free Press (pdf)
  "Women key to making democracy work,"  first female Deputy Premier of Manitoba tells BPW Convention in Winnipeg.
  
  
• 01-05-2008 CanWest News Service (pdf)
  Gap in earnings between young men and women unchanged since 2000, census data reveals. BPW Canada President says sexist attitudes still permeate some workplaces and women are held back.
  
  
• 08-03-2008 The Okanagan Saturday
  BPW Canada president says Women are today's leaders.
  
  23-01-2008 CanWest News Service and Montreal Gazette (pdf)
  Glass ceiling becoming slightly thicker in Canada: Survey finds fewer female CEOs. Only 31 women were in leadership roles in 100 top companies in 2007, down from ’06. BPW Canada President says a lot of organizations are still run by people who are used to a male image of leadership.