“Inspire, Innovate, Empower, Transform – Together We Shape a Sustainable Future”

Greetings BPW Sisters! I hope you are all having a wonderful summer and are having some time to relax.

As the International Federation of Business and Professional Women celebrates it’s 95^th anniversary on August 26th, I hope you have had an opportunity to reflect on the vision of our founder Dr. Lena Madeson Phillips. She was an amazing woman, and she was years ahead of her time. She wanted to unite women in the United States and founded the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs in St. Louis, Missouri in 1919. From there she had an international vision and USA, along with Austria, Canada, France, Great Britain and Italy founded the International Federation in 1930 in Geneva, Switzerland. She believed that gaining economic equality would enable women to achieve equality in education, social and political aspects of society. She was quoted to say “if our motive is right, if we have faith, vision and courage, accomplishment must come.” What a wise woman, and these words still ring true today!

NAC will be holding 2 Webinars in September and I hope you will mark your calendars to attend. Following in Dr. Lena Madeson’s footsteps, Advocacy work is important to improve the lives of women, along with developing strong leadership. Registration details are below:

September 15 7 pm EDT NAC Advocacy on the Line – Crafting Position Papers to Spark Change https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mlnHICS KRQOeaG5ZpldMWA

September 29 7 pm EDT Empowering BPW Leaders https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Dt- 5hPNvTA2VZ5igQO3eJg

I wish you all the best as we move into September, with back to school and back to work.

Respectfully submitted,

Karin Gorgerat

BPW International Regional Coordinator

North America and Caribbean