Special Programs
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National Business Women’s Week®
A Business and Professional Women/USA Signature Event
Since 1928 Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW/USA) has sponsored National Business
Women’s Week®. Each year during the third week of October BPW/USA, its State Federations, Local
Organizations and the business community as a whole that the opportunity to acknowledge the
accomplishments of workingwomen.
The objectives of National Business Women's Week® (NBWW) are:
- To promote full participation and equity for women in the workplace;
- To publicize the achievements of business and professional women on the local, state and
national level;
- To publicize the objectives and programs of BPW/USA as they relate to the millions of business
and professional women across the country.
Over the years, National Business Women's Week® has become an event widely recognized by public
and private institutions and local communities. In the past, the President of the United States, at the
request of BPW/USA, has declared the third full business week in October as National Business
Women's Week®. On state and local levels, governors and mayors issue similar proclamations.
Each state and community tailors events and activities to meet its needs. Activities include
WOMENomics Forums, Woman of the Year Awards, Employer of the Year Awards, displays and
exhibits, dinners and educational programs.
Equal Pay Day
Each year, BPW/USA advocates across the country sponsor Equal Pay Day events in April to bring attention to our number
one issue - Pay Equity. Due to the gender wage gap, according to the 2004 Census Bureau women on average earn 76 cents
to each dollar paid to male counterparts. Over a working lifetime, this wage disparity costs the average American woman
an estimated $500,000. April is symbolic of the time in the year that a woman must work to earn the wages paid to a man
in the previous year. Below are some helpful tools and ideas to assist you in planning a successful Equal Pay Day event.
BPW/USA's Unhappy Hour --April Signature Event
BPW/USA encourages Local Organizations and State Federations to host events with an "Unhappy Hour" theme on Equal Pay
Day. Hosting identical events across the country is a great way of branding BPW and generating national visibility for
the issue of Pay Equity. So, if you are planning an Equal Pay Day event at your State Capitol, your local coffee shop,
or town hall meetings with community organizations, please be sure to use the "Unhappy Hour" theme. Also, be sure to
include this theme in all your media outreach efforts.
Virginia Allen Young Careerist
Mission
The Virginia Allan Young Careerist Program is a high profile Business and Professional Women/USA program that recognizes
and celebrates the accomplishments of successful individuals.
Vision
The Virginia Allan Young Careerist Program provides training, leadership and development skills. The program introduces
participants to Business and Professional Women/USA and offers unique learning opportunities for personal and professional
growth and leadership experiences through participation in networking, workshops, public speaking, interviewing, and group
activities.
Background
In 1964, Virginia Allan, BPW/USA President, envisioned a mutually benefiting partnership between young working adults and
BPW. President Allan’s commitment to the development and the careers of younger women and men led her to spearhead the
formation of the Young Careerist Program.
The program, renamed The Virginia Allan Young Careerist Program in 2001 in honor of President Allan, hosts state federation
Young Careerist representatives who participate in the BPW/USA venue of networking, public speaking, interviews, group
activities, and workshops. The selection process begins with competition at the local levels, proceeds to a district
competition, (if the state has districts), and then progresses to the state level, where a representative is chosen during
a statewide event, usually the state's midyear board meeting or annual convention.
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