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Priority
Issues

The 7 Principles are:
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  1. Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality.

  2. Treat all women and men fairly at work – respect and support human rights and non-discrimination.

  3. Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all women and men workers.

  4. Promote education, training and professional development for women.

  5. Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that empower women.

  6. Promote equality through community initiatives and advocacy.

  7. Measure and publicly report on progress to achieve gender equality.

Resolutions

Resolutions are an important part of the women’s advocacy mandate.

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BPW Cambridge has developed resolutions directed to the provincial, federal and international levels:

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· Sex Slaves – Victims of War Crimes, 1999 (International Congress 2000)

· RRSP Contribution Room for Caregivers, 2002 (National)

· Women’s Tribunal: Women as Victims of International War Crimes, 2004 (Passed at International Congress 2005)

· Funding the STRIDE Circles for Federally Incarcerated Women, 2007 (National)

· Increased Funding to Ensure Decrease in Violence by Dementia Patients in Ontario Long Term Care Facilities, 2018.

 

For more details on the resolutions and briefs sent to the Ontario and Canadian governments, visit www.bpwontario.ca and www.bpwcanada.ca

Human Trafficking

Courage for Freedom is a registered incorporated Canadian Charity whose founder, Kelly Tallon Franklin is a survivor, advocate, and activist. Kelly serves as ad hoc Chair for Anti Human Trafficking work in Ontario, Canada, and International with Business and Professional Women.

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Together we started a movement that voiced requests of a 16-year-old survivor to create non stigmatizing advertising for the purpose of awareness and prevention. The synergy of people engaged and showing up, culminated in what was known as #ProjectON/route (now known as #ProjectMapleLeaf) making history July 30, 2019, the ‘UN Day to End Human Trafficking”. Known as the biggest awareness movement across Ontario, starting the corridor conversations, we filled select ONroute locations with groups, industries, organizations, and politicians. The efforts of BPW Cambridge to participate at our local ONroute was featured on CTV Kitchener News at noon and 6 p.m.

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BPW Cambridge continued to work in awareness by hosting an educational event with Councillor Donna Reid and the City of Cambridge with keynote speakers.

 

Going forward, members are dedicating their time on a poster campaign to bring awareness to the crisis of Human Sex Trafficking in our community.  Support has been garnered by the City of Cambridge, the Waterloo Regional Police and the National Sex Trafficking Hotline.

Women Offering Resources/Knowledge

Women's W.O.R.K. (Women Offering Resources and Knowledge) is a charitable organization with the objective of providing funding to support seminars sponsored through BPW clubs across Canada. These seminars, open to the public, must be specifically centred on helping women increase their knowledge in areas that will help them to become successful in business and politics and to provide information on issues specific to women.

Gender Pay Gap

BPW Ontario is a founding member of the Equal Pay Coalition.

The Equal Pay Coalition was formed in 1976 as a coalition of organizations to seek the implementation of equal pay for work of equal value both through legislation and collective bargaining. The Coalition has over 39 constituent and partner groups which represent Ontario women and men who support equal pay for work of equal value."

Sustaniable Development Goals

In January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at a historic UN Summit — officially came into force.

 

Over the next fifteen years, with these new Goals that universally apply to all, countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind.

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BPW Cambridge supports the SDG’s with many initiatives in the community.

Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs)

BPW Cambridge supports Women’s Empowerment Principles and provides the following excerpt from BPW Canada’s website.

BPW CANADA, in support of the BPW International call for National Federations to to promote WEPs across their countries, has taken up the challenge to advance and empower women in the workplace, marketplace and civil society. We invite all stakeholders across Canada to participate in the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) National Project and to demonstrate their commitment to gender equality in Canada.

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The Women’s Empowerment Principles-Equality Means Business suggests seven steps that companies, government and civil society can take to empower women in the workplace and the market place. They were launched by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, part of UN Women) and the United Nations Global Compact based on a multi-stakeholder consultative process in which BPW International was an active participant.

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