NATIONAL FEDERATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CLUBS (NFBPWC) ADVOCACY PLATFORM 2024 - 2026
NFBPWC will employ several education, advocacy, monitoring, and tracking strategies to meet the following priorities:
The Alice Paul Equal Rights Amendment shall stand first and foremost above all other items of the advocacy platform until Equal Rights have been guaranteed in the United States Constitution – i.e. “Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” Human Rights – recognition that women’s rights are human rights
Support:
○The Alice Paul Equal Rights Amendment.
○Passage of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). ○Equal rights for historically marginalized groups, encompassing, but not restricted to, Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ individuals. ○Universal background checks for all firearm purchases. ○The Violence Against Women Act; especially when reauthorization is required. ○Fair and equal access to education, including sufficient funding for public education ranging from early childhood education to post-secondary / higher education. ○Policies and practices that promote environmental sustainability. ○Empower and enhance the well-being of military-affiliated women. ○Equitable treatment of any women who are arrested, detained, or incarcerated. ○Privacy rights of women, especially regarding their health, sexual and relationship history, and personal and digital data. ○protection of human rights and equitable treatment of all migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers.
○Passage of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
○Equal rights for historically marginalized groups, encompassing, but not restricted to, Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
○Universal background checks for all firearm purchases.
○The Violence Against Women Act; especially when reauthorization is required.
○Fair and equal access to education, including sufficient funding for public education ranging from early childhood education to post-secondary / higher education.
○Policies and practices that promote environmental sustainability.
○Empower and enhance the well-being of military-affiliated women.
○Equitable treatment of any women who are arrested, detained, or incarcerated.
○Privacy rights of women, especially regarding their health, sexual and relationship history, and personal and digital data.
○protection of human rights and equitable treatment of all migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers.
Eradicate Domestic Violence and Electronic and Physical stalking, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and discrimination.
Oppose human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and all forms of slavery.
Economic Equity and Justice
Support the elimination of Forced Arbitration as the sole means of dispute resolution.
Access to:
○Education, training, and promotional opportunities.
○Equal opportunities in the workplace and on corporate boards.
○Procurement procedures that facilitate opportunities for women-owned or women-led enterprises.
○Quality, affordable dependent care (child, elderly, or disabled).
○Funding and capital for entrepreneurial activity. ○Affordable and attainable housing.
Health Equity and Justice
Approved on July 20, 2024
NFBPWC Biennial General Assembly
King of Prussia, PA
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