BPW International
Freda Miriklis, BPW Melbourne, BPW International President, 2011 - 2014
BPW Australia is affiliated globally with other BPW clubs and regions, as well as women’s organisations who work with BPW to make a difference to women around the world. We are affiliated with BPW International and our members pay dues to help support the organisation with its international work.
Every three years, BPW International holds an International Congress to which every affiliated federation is invited to attend to report and to bring issues to be debated. These issues can then be passed to our members in the international forums of the United Nations, UNIFEM, UNESCO, ILO and others to make representation.
The current theme for BPW International that spans throughout our 80 member countries around the world is -
“Empowered Women Leading Business”
BPW International is divided into five regions, each of which has a Coordinator:
- Africa
- Asia & Pacific
- Europe
- Latin America & Spanish-speaking Caribbean
- North America and non-Spanish-speaking Caribbean
BPW International has consultative status at the United Nations and it is through this forum we are able to argue issues relating to women around the world.
More information about BPW International can be obtained from the website www.bpwi.org