Business and Professional Women (BPW) London
Business and Professional Women (BPW) London develops the business, professional and leadership potential of women on all levels through advocacy, education, mentoring, networking, skill-building, and economic empowerment programs and projects around the world.
BPW is a non-sectarian, non-profit, and non-partisan organization. It is an equality-seeking group working toward the improvement of economic, employment and social conditions affecting women.
BPW Members have a wide range of work and educational experience. BPW London, founded in 1945, is a member of the Business and Professional Women Ontario (BPW Ontario) and the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW Canada). These organizations are dedicated to improving the lives of women everywhere.
BPW Canada was founded in 1930, the same year as the International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW International) and is one of BPW International's Founding Federations. BPW International and BPW Canada has Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and now includes clubs in more than 100 countries around the world.
Membership in BPW London includes membership in the provincial, national and international BPW organizations thereby encouraging participation at events around the world.
The club meets the third Tuesday of the month.
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| November 7, 2024 | Netwalking: Building stronger and meaningful connections in an active way | NETWALKING “Walking and talking can change your mood and make you smile” A quote by our guest speaker Heather Di Santo. And she will help you learn what you can do when you do it with networking in mind. Heather is a seasoned Event Specialist that puts her heart and soul into every experience she's... |
| October 9, 2024 | The Struggle of Indigenous Mothers | Truth & Reconciliation: How Indigenous Mothers struggle to keep their history and culture alive in present times. Indigenous Mothers have lost so much through the residential school system and our European systems of healthcare and social care continue to make it a struggle for Indigenous... |
| September 7, 2024 | Food Security in Our Community | The first Speaker Series for our 80th Anniversary Celebration year. We hope you will join us on a journey of discovery about ourselves, our community and BPW. |
| June 5, 2024 | Summer Solstice Soiree III | Join us for our third annual Summer Solstice Soiree. Bring sunglasses, favourite lawn chair, and an unbreakable patio glass for your favourite beverage. Price includes food and non-alcoholic beverages. If you wish to participate in the Summer Slosh Bucket Raffle, email what you are bringing to... |
| April 10, 2024 | Help Me Roar, Hear Me Roar is Back | One of the four BPW Canada cornerstones is Advocate . You can check out the other three HERE . During the year, BPW clubs across Canada work on issues they feel are important to women in Canada to prepare resolutions, that if approved by the membership, are put into a brief that is presented to the... |
| March 13, 2024 | Attract & Hire, Inclusive Person-centric Hiring Solution | BPW London Doris Hall and former BPW London and now BPW Bowmanville member Sheila Crook have been part of a team working for the past two years on their IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access Solutions) project with funding from WAGE (Women and Gender Equality Canada). Many BPW members... |
| March 12, 2024 | Supporting Women & Families in Rwanda: Sharing the Zirikana Story | In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024, BPW London is pleased to offer an International experience for our March Speaker Series. Aimee and Clarisse have an amazing story to share. Their journey from Rwanda to London and why they left Rwanda is one of courage and strength. The story... |
| January 24, 2024 | Radical Wellness Conference 2024 | Build your own wellness adventure. Take some time for yourself or with a special family/friend on February 25th to just enjoy a relaxing time. Wellness bags will be given to the first 50 attendees. If more adventure is part of your radical wellness, then explore different methods of relaxation and... |
| January 8, 2024 | Taking Action to End the Crisis of Domestic Violence - Take Two | Joanna and Amy were scheduled to speak at our November 2023 Speaker Series event but an unscheduled traffic jam resulted in them not being able to make the trip to London in time for the event. |
| November 7, 2023 | 2023-2024 Speaker Series - And Still, She Persisted | Our guest speakers had a vision and it came true. Our event includes social time, networking time, person and professional development time, breaking bread together time, and a learning time. We get to know each other and our guests. We are encouraged by the bravery and tenacity that our guest... |
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