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. 

• 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  

• Support for reproductive justice.   
  
• Access to affordable reproductive healthcare; including but not limited to; contraception, assisted reproduction techniques, and abortion care. 
  
• Support for paid sick, family, and medical leave.  
  
• Elimination of gender bias in research funding.  
  
• Health education funding for women’s and girl’s health issues.  
  
• Prevention of discrimination against pregnancy and infant care in the workplace (e.g. reasonable accommodations for breastfeeding/breast pumping and other pregnancy /maternity conditions.)  
• Ensure workplace safety.  
  
• Expansion of mental health coverage and services.  
  

• Approved on July 20, 2024 

  NFBPWC Biennial General Assembly 

  King of Prussia, PA