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BPW's mission is to achieve equality for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information. Woodburn BPW's Mission: To offer opportunities for personal growth and professional development by providing a learning environment to explore workingwomen issues and enrich the quality of life in the Woodburn area.

Individuals may join BPW through a local organization which comes together for regular meetings and special programs. Members are encouraged to meet new people, network professionally, share career strategies, and to work on legislative and social issues of importance to women.

There are many many reasons for joining BPW. Being a part of a national movement to make a positive impact on the lives of workingwomen, developing leadership skills, enhancing your personal and professional life while gaining lifelong friendships are just a few! Contact one of us to learn more about the benefits of joining BPW.

BPW/MI is an integral part of a national organization: Business and Professional women/USA. Founded in 1919, BPW/USA promotes equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. With 1,300 Local Organizations across the country and members in every congressional district, BPW/USA is the leading advocate for millions of working women on work-life balance and workplace equity issues. BPW/MI Local Organizations provide members with professional development programs, networking, participation in grassroots activism, and opportunities to support scholarships for disadvantaged women.

One of the first women’s organizations to endorse the Equal Rights Amendment in 1937, BPW/USA has been a successful leader in promoting and supporting legislation affecting workingwomen ever since. In addition, BPW educates its members on policy issues and provides them the tools to become effectively involved in policy development in their own workplaces and in grassroots efforts at the local, state and federal levels.

BPW Working for Workplace Equity and Work-life Balance. BPW’s commitment to America’s workingwomen is reflected in our Signature Events, programs and work that benefit local communities, aid in the personal and professional development of women, and raise awareness of issues affecting workingwomen among business leaders and legislators.

Signature Conferences, Events and Programs sponsored by BPW/USA and the BPW/Foundation are important tools for communicating the core values of BPW and connecting women across the country as they learn from each other, support each other, network, improve working conditions, and create lifelong friendships.

  BPW Woodburn is a local organization of the BPW/USA national and BPW/OR state organization. Our local chapter's organization was chartered in 1935.

We are an organization committed to supporting women in their personal and professional lives. Many of our programs offer personal growth, community involvement, and education in such important areas as finance, health, business and politics.

Many of our members enjoy the networking and Scholarship opportunities, support systems, and friendships that come from being a BPW volunteer and member. Why not join today?

We typically meet the third Tuesday of each month. Information about our events can be found on the Calendar page on the left side of this website.

Please email us (contact email at bottom of this website) for more information and an application. We look forward to welcoming you to our group!

How would you like to spend a fun filled day shopping with friends, enjoy a delicious lunch, taste some wine and get your holiday shopping done, all while supporting local Oregon charities?

The Woodburn Company Stores is hosting their annual Shopping Extravaganza to benefit local charities. The Woodburn Chapter of Business and Professional Women's Organization has been named the newest local charity by the Woodburn Company Stores to participate in the Shopping Extravaganza! fundraising event.

click here for Extravaganza flyer Adobe PDF file

The 8th annual Shopping Extravaganza! will be held on Saturday, November 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Woodburn Company Stores, 1001 Arney Rd., in Woodburn. Ticket prices are $25 and include fun giveaways, entertainment and prizes. You can purchase your tickets online at shop-woodburn.com and clicking the Business and Professional Women's Woodburn Chapter. Proceeds raised from the Woodburn BPW will go toward area scholarships and other community projects. For more information, call any of our members or email us through the information box at the bottom of this webpage.

* Build a legacy for future generations

* Join forces with women making a difference

* Discover your leadership potential

* Exercise non-partisan political clout

* Develop your personal image

* Network with movers and shakers

* Strengthen your marketable skills

* Enhance your career opportunities

* Promote workplace equity

* Select a flexible involvement level

The BPW Foundation – Women Helping Women Achieve Success

The BPW Foundation's mission is to empower workingwomen to achieve their full potential and to partner with employers to build successful workplaces. The BPW Foundation was established in 1956 to promote equity for workingwomen through education, information, research and financial assistance as well as to serve as a resource on issues affecting women in theworkplace.

The BPW Foundation is supported by foundations, corporations, BPW/USA members and other individuals who share a common belief in equity for workingwomen. The BPW Foundation, a 501(c) 3 tax deductible organization, has awarded more than $6 million in loans, scholarships and grants to over 8,000 women seeking to improve their lives.

The BPW Foundation’s programs and publications include:

Career Advancement Scholarships Central to the BPW Foundation’s mission is the belief that support for women at crucial points in their lives enables them to help themselves. The BPW Foundation established the Career Advancement Scholarship Program in 1969 to provide financial assistance to disadvantaged women seeking to further their education. Scholarships are provided to women, 25 years of age or older, who wish to advance in their career, or are soon to enter or re-enter the workforce. The average recipient is a 37 year-old single mother of two children. Twenty-five percent of the recipients received public assistance at one time or another. Forty percent of the recipients are the first in their immediate family to earn a college degree.

Workingwomen Speak Out

Betwen fall 2003 and spring 2004, the BPW Foundation conducted a survey, Workingwomen Speak Out, of American workingwomen asking about their workplace, security and quality of life concerns. The 7,377 respondents represented a broad cross-section of workingwomen from every region of the United States, every income level and every demographic. The responses were analyzed by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). According to the survey results, domestic issues are far more important to workingwomen than terrorism and international issues. The survey provides clear information on the interests and needs of workingwomen for both employers and policy makers.

WOMENomics

WOMENomics is a grassroots program designed to bring together local business, government, educational institutions and civic organizations in the community to identify, act on, and resolve the everyday issues that challenge workingwomen. WOMENomics is an opportunity to build a better future for workingwomen in every community. The Annie E. Casey Foundation helped make this program possible through its grant for the four pilot WOMENomics Forums.

Between the fall of 2003 and the spring of 2004, the program moved into its second phase as WOMENomics were held in 50 communities across the country in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of National Business Women’s Week. This program expansion was supported by IBM and the Fannie Mae Foundation.

101 Facts on the Status of Workingwomen

This publication is a helpful resource that compiles up-to-date statistics on the status of workingwomen in America. One of the Foundation’s most popular publications, 101 Facts, contains information on women in the labor force, women entrepreneurs, the wage gap, women’s health and retirement, women in the Fortune 500, workingwomen and their families and other workingwomen’s issues.

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