Bpw Canada

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BPW Canada (officially known as the CFBPWC) was established in 1930, although some Canadian clubs existed provincially prior to that date. We were a founding member of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, also established in 1930. A RECORD OF PUBLIC ACTION Women were the instigators of modern social legislation in Canada. By 1930, the political parties, seeking to win the women's vote, found it expedient to introduce laws and projects aimed at social well-being and social welfare as planks in their political platforms, and to look at life "from the woman's point of view." As might have been expected, the point of view included children and men, too. Indeed, the improvements initiated in business and industry as concessions to women and young workers have, over the years, been extended to include men as well. We need a sense of history and some familiarity with the earlier work of the Federation so that others can appreciate the services our Clubs have rendered to Canada and to the world at large. In BPW's history book called With Enthusiasm and Faith, we read - perhaps with surprise - some of the achievements. Now they appear as "the way things are" rather than as the "ideas on trial" as they were when first introduced.

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