BPW Canada identifies issues that affect the equality, safety, economic security, health, and leadership of women across Canada.
Through member-led research, resolutions, government submissions, partnerships, and public education, we advocate for practical policy changes that improve the lives of women and girls.
Explore Our Priority Issues
Our Current Focus
Select an issue to learn more about BPW Canada’s work.
Advocating for the responsible and equitable development and use of artificial intelligence, with a focus on protecting women’s rights, reducing gender bias, and ensuring women have an equal voice in shaping Canada’s AI future.
Explore this issueAdvocating for a fairer tax system that recognizes the financial realities faced by single and independently living seniors.
Explore this issueSupporting equitable access to reproductive healthcare, informed decision-making, and the right of every person to make decisions about their own body.
Explore this issueAdvancing women’s economic participation, leadership, workplace equality, education, and access to opportunity.
Explore this issuePromoting prevention, survivor-informed responses, public education, and stronger protections for people vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation.
Explore this issueFrom Ideas to Action
BPW Canada’s advocacy begins with its members. Members and clubs identify issues, research solutions, and bring forward resolutions for consideration at the national level.
Members bring forward concerns affecting women and girls.
Evidence-based recommendations are developed and debated.
Approved resolutions become part of BPW Canada’s policy.
BPW Canada advances recommendations through briefs, meetings, education, and collaboration.
Member-Led Advocacy
Every priority issue begins with people who recognize a need for change. Members are encouraged to contribute their knowledge, experience, and ideas through their clubs, committees, and BPW Canada’s resolutions process.
Today’s member idea can help shape tomorrow’s public policy.
