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Women of Maryland
"Women Helping Women Succeed"
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"Women Helping Women Succeed"
The Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW/MD), founded in 1929, is affiliated with BPW Foundation and with BPW local organizations throughout the State. The Maryland Federation is a not-for profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian, self-governing and member supported organization. Our membership is diverse with administrators, teachers, business owners, secretaries, and many other professions. Our members are women and men of every age, race, religion, political party and socio-economic background.
Throughout the years, three major issues have shaped BPW/USA's legislative agenda: elimination of gender discrimination in employment, the principle of equal pay, and the need for a comprehensive equal rights amendment.
Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women support legislation, education and funding to ensure:
- EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT - "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
- ECONOMIC EQUITY - Pay equity and equal educational opportunities at all stages of life; promote affordable, quality dependent care to help ensure economic self-sufficiency for women.
- HEALTH - Reproductive choice and full access to all reproductive health services and education; funds for research into and protections for women's health care needs; encourage health care plans and initiatives that recognize the special health care needs of women.
- CIVIL RIGHTS - Equal rights and remedies for women in all phases of their lives; eliminate sexual harassment and violence against women.