Empowered Women Leading Business FROM THE TOP · AT ALL LEVELS · IN THE COMMUNITY Sharing Best Practices from BPW Europe Regional Coordinator Europe Sabine Schmelzer
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Empowered Women Leading BusinessFROM THE TOP · AT ALL LEVELS · IN THE COMMUNITY
Sharing Best Practices from BPW Europe
Regional Coordinator EuropeSabine Schmelzer
Empowered Women Leading BusinessFROM THE TOP · AT ALL LEVELS · IN THE COMMUNITY PEP Personal Empowerment Program
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Region BPW Europe▸ Appr. 20000 Members▸ In 32 countries
▸ 16 Federations
▸ Registered in Brussels as non-profit organization: BPW EC AISBL
▸ Representatives at Council of Europe and European Womens Lobby
▸ ECC – European Coordinating Committee▸ Regional Coordinator, Finance Officer, Executive
Secretary, Young BPW
Empowered Women Leading BusinessFROM THE TOP · AT ALL LEVELS · IN THE COMMUNITY
Congress Sorrento
• 350 Partipants• 10 Workshop• 3 high level panels• Opening ceremony with
video message from Viviane Reding
• World-Cafe• Visiting tour Positano• Farewell-Party
And Financial Win!
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The ECC
•Set up goals at retreat in December 2012
•Monthly Skype conferences
•Organization of Presidents Meeting in Brussels and Networking Forum
• Organization of Young BPW Symposium
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Main Initiative: Equal Pay Day
▸ Started in 2008▸ In 2012 activities in 23
countries▸ Standard EPD
presentations delivered▸ EPD fits to WEP No 2
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Support Presidents withBPW Standard Presentation
▸BPW Europe Version 2011 and 2013
▸Equal Pay Day 2013
▸Womens Empowerments Principles (in Progress)
▸Available on Slideshare
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Presidents Meeting and Networking Forum in Brussels
▸ Annual Presidents meeting in Brussels▸ With Breakout sessions
parallel on specific topics
▸ In 2013 1st priority Call for Proposal from EU commission
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Training and Networking Day
▸ Open to all members▸ Visits of EU entities in the morning▸ Workshops and breakout sessions
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Young BPW Initiatives
▸ 10 Tipps for Young BPW (recruitement)
▸ Young Women on BPW Boards
▸ 1st European Young BPW symposium on 18 – 20th October in Lille, France: “Act on your Future”
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Improve Communication in Europe
▸ Make BPW Europe visible to externals ▸ Website
▸ Blog
▸ Annual standard survey in 2012 and 2013▸ Facts & Figures of Federations▸ Projects and Activities in Europe
▸ Organize webinars for special topics for members and presidents
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Improve Communication - externallyBPW Europe is on Facebook
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