| |
Advocacy |
Project |
Admin |
Liase
with |
| Committees
|
| 1. Agriculture |
|
Y |
|
Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO)
International Fund for Agricultural
Development (lFAD) |
| 2. Art and Culture |
|
Y |
|
|
| 3. Business, Trade &
Technology |
Y |
Y |
|
UN Commission on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD) |
| 4. Development, Training
& Employment |
Y |
Y |
|
International Labour Organization
(1L0), ILO Training Center |
| 5. Environment |
Y |
|
|
Commission on Sustainable Development |
| 6. Finance |
|
|
Y |
|
| 7. Health |
Y |
Y |
|
World Health Organization (WHO) |
| 8. Legislation |
Y |
|
|
CEDAW |
| 9. Membership |
|
Y |
Y |
Regional Coordinators, BPW international
Ambassadors |
| 10. Projects |
|
Y |
|
Project Five-O |
| 11. Public Relations |
|
Y |
|
UN Department of Public Information
(DPI) |
| 12. UN Status of Women |
Y |
Y |
|
All United Nations agencies,
Representatives to UN, Council of Europe,
European women lobby |
| 13. Young BPW |
|
Y |
|
Advisory council of Youth (Council
of Europe) |
| Ad
Hoc Committees |
| 14. Constitution Advisory |
|
|
Y |
|
| 15. Resolutions |
|
|
Y |
|
| Taskforces
|
| 16. Communication |
|
|
Y |
|
| 17. Congress Funding |
|
|
Y |
|
| 18. Friends |
|
Y |
|
|
| 19. Fund Raising |
|
Y |
Y |
|
| 20. ICT |
|
Y |
Y |
|
| 21. Leadership |
|
Y |
|
|
| 22. Mentoring |
|
Y |
|
|
| 23. Peace |
Y |
Y |
|
UNESCO |
| 24. Twinning |
|
Y |
|
|
| 25. UNIFEM |
|
Y |
|
UNIFEM |
| 26. Water |
Y |
|
|
World Water Council |
There are 13 Standing
Committees:
1. |
Agriculture |
8. |
Legislation |
2.
|
Art and Culture. |
9. |
Membership |
3. |
Business Trade and Technology |
10. |
Projects |
4. |
Development, Training and Employment |
11. |
Public Relations |
5. |
Environment |
12. |
United Nations - Status of Women |
6. |
Finance |
13. |
Young BPW |
7. |
Health |
|
Each Standing Committee,
except the Finance Committee, consists of
not less than four (4) and not more than
six (6) members in addition to the Chairperson.
The Finance Committee consists of the Finance
Director who chairs the Committee, and not
less than two (2) and not more than three
(3) members.
Agriculture Standing Committee
It shall be the duty of the Agricultural
Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on agriculture approved as BPW International
policy at Congress. |
2. |
To collate and circulate such information
to Affiliates which may contribute to
the employment and professional recognition
of women in rural areas. |
3.
|
To encourage Affiliates to seek to
provide women with suitable training
to enable them to promote and improve
their agricultural skills, embodying
where necessary, technical co-operation
and advisory services. |
4. |
To encourage women to seek access
to the use of legal security benefits
and development of land, in equality
with men. |
5. |
To liase with BPW International Representatives
at the Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO), International Fund for Agricultural
Development (lFAD), and with other international,
national and regional organizations
associated with agriculture |
Business
Trade and Technology (BTT) Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Business, Trade and Technology Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Business, Trade and Technology approved
as BPW International policy at Congress. |
2. |
To liase with Affiliates on the setting
up of local committees to promote the
interests of women in business. |
3.
|
To assist Affiliates in organising
local seminars and workshops designed
to provide support for women in business
and enhance their contribution to the
economic well-being of their country. |
4. |
To disseminate information between
Affiliates and promote a lively exchange
of ideas, so as to encourage and stimulate
members in businesses at all levels. |
5. |
To be responsible for the organization
of such workshops and trade presentations
at International Congresses, as may
be thought by the Executive Committee
to be both desirable and appropriate. |
Development, Training and Employment
(DTE) Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Development, Training and Employment
Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Development, Training and Employment
approved as BPW International policy
at Congress. |
2. |
To carry out research in their region
on existing facilities in the areas
of |
3.
|
Education, vocational training, Advanced
Education, and |
4. |
Career information, career structure
and their availability to women |
5. |
and to pass on this information to
their Affiliates. |
6. |
To advise Affiliates on evaluating
changing work patterns and encourage
Affiliates to press for developments
in education and training to meet these
changes. |
7. |
To maintain and develop the closest
co-operation and working relationship
between BPW International and the Representatives
to the International Labour Organisation
(ILO), the United Nations Industrial
Development Organisation (UNIDO), United
Nations Education, Science and Culture
Organisation (UNESCO) and those of any
other agencies of relevance to the Committee
and the aims of BPW International; to
provide Affiliates with contacts and
addresses of these offices in her region,
encouraging them to obtain information
on the above subjects. |
8. |
To urge Affiliates to lobby their
governments for changes in legislation
to ensure equal pay for work of equal
value for men and women and to establish
contacts with trade unions, employers'
organizations and any other spheres
of influence which may assist them in
securing their objectives. |
Environment
Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Environment Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Environment approved as BPW International
policy at Congress. |
2. |
To improve environmental awareness
and responsibility amongst BPW International
members at all levels. |
3.
|
To ensure the establishment and use
of a credible international voice of
women in business, in respect of matters
relating to the environment. |
4. |
To create a framework that makes it
easy for Affiliates to establish environmental
committees. |
5. |
To ensure the timely dissemination
of relevant information on sustainable
development in environmental issues
to Affiliates. |
6. |
To ensure the effective use and involvement
in relevant networks to support and
develop both international and national
environmental committees. |
7. |
To see that the principles of Agenda
21 are implemented, and in particular,
Chapters 24 and 30, through the establishment
and continued workings of the International
Environment Committee |
8. |
To prepare written, clear cogent and
relevant objectives and guidelines to
give a framework for the carrying out
of the above. |
Finance Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Finance Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Finance approved as BPW International
policy at Congress. |
2. |
To annually prepare a budget covering
regular requirements of BPW International
and items specifically authorised, for
presentation to the Executive Committee
or Congress. |
3.
|
To make recommendations for the establishment
of a sound and balanced financial policy. |
4. |
To consider the necessity of increasing
the rate of annual dues prior to each
Congress; to prepare any necessary By-law
amendment and/or resolution in accordance
with the Articles X and XII of the BPW
International Constitution; to present
a report of its findings to the Congress. |
5. |
To develop a Fundraising Committee
on fundraising strategies, providing
advice where necessary on rules and
regulations in various countries pertaining
to these activities. |
6. |
To promote
subscriptions to BPW International publications. |
Health Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Health Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Health approved as BPW International
policy at Congress. |
2. |
To liase with the President to implement
the Plan of Action presented to the
World Health Organisation to establish
official relations with that organisation |
3.
|
To help affiliates in seeking to promote
primary health care, giving priority
to the needs of women, emphasising preventive
medicine and occupational health problems. |
4. |
To collate and circulate information
to Affiliates on food, nutrition and
hygiene problems. |
5. |
To encourage Affiliates to help promote
extensive health education programmes
|
6. |
To concentrate on occupational health
problems, seeking solutions by establishing
contacts with agencies such as the WHO,
ILO, Government departments and study
groups and encouraging Affiliates to
press for changes in legislation where
necessary. |
7. |
To inform Affiliates in each region
of the contact names and addresses of
the above mentioned agencies and government
department and to urge them to seek
to be placed on their mailing lists. |
Legislation Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Legislation Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Legislation approved as BPW International
policy at Congress. |
2. |
To promote knowledge and understanding
for Affiliates of international conventions,
covenants, recommendations and agreements
which deal with subjects of interest
to BPW International and which entail
implementation by legislative action
at national level. |
3.
|
To notify Federations, State Federations
and Affiliates to seek, as necessary,
national implementation of measures
adopted at international level that
come within the competence of BPW International. |
4. |
To request,
collate, maintain a database and circulate
information received from Affiliates
concerning new national legislative
measures of special interest to BPW
International. |
Membership
Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Membership Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Membership approved as BPW International
policy at Congress. |
2. |
To provide information on the structure,
aims and objectives and functions of
the BPW International to potential members. |
3.
|
To encourage and assist business and
professional women to form clubs and
seek affiliation with BPW International,
and provide the necessary information
on constitutional requirements, application
procedures and the guidelines for the
inauguration ceremony. |
4. |
To assist in membership development
in all countries where Affiliates exist;
such assistance to include advice on
membership problems, techniques to retain
existing members, the organization of
membership workshops and programmes
and the distribution of membership publications. |
5. |
To work with the Public Relations
Committee and the President in the creation
of suitable promotional material for
exiting and potential members. |
6. |
To continually update the contents
and presentation of Membership materials,
submitting these for prior approval
by the Executive. |
7. |
To develop an ongoing programme of
potential visits by her and members
of her committee, and shall submit this
to the President for approval. |
8. |
To press those Affiliates which have
not yet done so to set up a database
of their membership. And to send the
data on disk to the “Members”
office for incorporation into a master
database. |
9. |
To ask Affiliates which have already
set up a database to send the data on
disk to Headquarters, and to keep the
“Members” office informed
of all updates. |
10. |
The Membership Chairperson shall be
responsible for the monitoring of this
programme. |
Projects Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Projects Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Projects approved as BPW International
policy at Congress. |
2. |
To investigate and evaluate projects
submitted which may have impact at international
level. If considered suitable, to present
this to the Executive Committee with
her recommendations. |
3.
|
To encourage the development of activities
of Affiliates in supporting, fully,
such projects as may be decided upon
by the Board of Directors or Executive
Committee or at a Congress. |
4. |
To assist Affiliates in developing
local, national and international projects,
and to seek information about funding
sources: public or private. |
5. |
To establish contacts with such agencies
as UNIDO, IFAD, PRODEC, CBI, WWB, UK
Lottery Fund and other foundations to
obtain information on training, business
planning, funding, etc. |
6. |
To work with the President to monitor
and initiate projects which are suitable
for presentation to the Five –
O Committee |
7. |
To liase with Affiliates to encourage
them to make donations to Project Five
– O and to keep them informed
of opportunities for making donations
to such projects. |
8. |
If possible, to attend the annual
Five – O meeting at the invitation
of the President |
Public
Relations Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Public Relations Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Public Relations approved as BPW
International policy at Congress. |
2. |
To promote the BPW International publications.
To provide the editors with promotional
material on a regular basis. |
3.
|
To liase with the Administrator,
President, and Membership Chair in the
production of other BPW International
publicity materials |
4. |
To work with other committees, and
especially the Membership Committee,
in the creation of promotional material
for BPW International. |
5. |
To make recommendations for new publications
and advertising material. |
6. |
To maintain an updated list of international
press agencies, TV Channels and other
communication networks. |
7. |
To produce Press Releases whenever
events of note organised by Affiliates
take place, eg Regional meetings, congresses,
exhibitions, trade fairs, training programmes,
as well as UN meetings where BPW International
is involved. |
8. |
To organise and set up an experienced
and competent team at Congress to ensure
adequate media coverage and daily press
releases and daily newssheets for delegates. |
9. |
To establish contacts with Affiliates
in each region and to ask them to send
information about their future programmes
so they may help in their promotion. |
United
Nations - Status of Women Standing Committee
It shall be the duty
of the United Nations - Status of Women
Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on United Nations - Status of Women
approved as BPW International policy
at Congress. |
2. |
To promote knowledge and understanding
through the Newsletter and other BPW
International publications of international
conventions, covenants, recommendations
and agreements, which deal with equal
opportunity and status of women and
which entail implementation by legislative
action at national level. |
3.
|
To encourage governments to set up
national machineries for the implementation
of the above where necessary. |
4. |
To receive reports and appropriate
documentation from BPW International's
accredited representatives at the United
Nations (UN) and its specialised agencies
and develop with them an efficient communication
system. |
5. |
To liase with other BPW International
Committees to assist Affiliates to work
for equal opportunities and status of
women in the economic, civil and political
life of their countries. |
6. |
To attend UN meetings of particular
importance to the work of BPW International
where possible, and submit reports on
these in particular to attend the Commission
on the Status of Women and any such
Women’s Conferences as appropriate. |
7. |
To work with the President to write
and/or approve of statements made by
the President, the UN Chair or the BPW
International representatives at the
UN Offices. |
8. |
To write the United Nations Section
of the Newsletter and supply the copy
for this section to the President’s
Office by 20th of each month.
|
Young BPW Standing
Committee
It shall be the duty
of the Young BPW Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on Young BPW approved as BPW International
policy at Congress. |
2. |
To identify the continuing needs of
Young BPW from BPW International and
other sources. |
3.
|
To encourage Young BPW to assume positions
of responsibility at local, national
and international levels within BPW
International and become part of decision-making
teams. |
4. |
To develop international
links for Young BPW through: |
a. An international
forum for Young BPW
b. International exchange programmes
in education, training, professional
development and entrepreneurial undertakings. |
5. |
To maintain the Young BPW Newsletter
for Young BPW members and distribute
it to all affiliates , Executive Board
and subscribers, |
6. |
To use Regional Co-ordinators and
regional committee representatives to
develop links within regions. |
7. |
To encourage twinning by working with
the BPW International Task Force of
the Twinning Committee. |
8. |
To develop and maintain an international
databank of Young BPW to facilitate
networking and to make this available
to the Headquarters. |
9. |
To develop channels of communication. |
10. |
To encourage Young BPW to attend International
Congresses, regional meetings, national
conferences and local meetings. |
11. |
To organise workshops locally, nationally,
regionally and internationally on areas
of concern to women and liase with the
various Committees to obtain information
pertaining to the workshops being set
up. |
12. |
To develop public relations to promote
a Young BPW profile, liasing with the
BPW International PR Committee and using
the press, radio, TV and video presentations.
Keep a register of presenters and journalists
sympathetic to the aims of BPW International.
Encourage Young BPW to develop contacts
in these areas for future use. |
13. |
To encourage Young BPW to develop
knowledge, understanding and interest
in the work of the UN and specialised
agencies and how to use these to organise
projects, funding, seminars, training
programmes, etc. |
- Constitution Advisory
- Friends and Fellows
- Resolutions
Miscellaneous committees
are appointed by the President and are made
up of members with appropriate skills. The
Constitution Advisory Committee is chaired
by the Executive Secretary.
Ad Hoc Committees are
appointed by the President to serve for
a term following each Congress.
Constitution
Advisory
It shall be the duty
of the Constitution Advisory Committee:
1. |
To implement resolutions
on the Constitution approved as BPW
International policy at Congress. |
2. |
To make recommendations to the Executive
Committee and to the Membership Committee
Chairperson regarding the Constitution
and By-laws of new Federations, Stated
Federations and new Associate Clubs,
on application for membership |
3.
|
To review amendments to the Constitution
or By-laws of a Federation or Associate
Club, which shall have been notified
to the Director, in accordance with
Article IV, Section 9 of the BPW International
Constitution. |
4. |
To make recommendations regarding
proposed amendments to BPW International's
Constitution and By-laws. |
5. |
To generally advise on the Constitution
and By-laws of BPW International as
needs arise and on any queries arising
there under. |
6. |
To redraft the Constitution and By-laws
of BPW International incorporating amendments
agreed upon at a Congress. |
Friends
of BPW International
For further information
see the Friends section.
Resolutions
The Executive Secretary
will supply to the Chairman of the Resolutions
Ad Hoc Committee, for reference, a set of
the Resolutions, which have been passed
at previous Congresses.
It shall be the duty
of the Resolutions Committee:
1. |
To edit the Resolutions
received, in consultation with the proposer |
2. |
To co-ordinate the Resolutions. |
3.
|
To determine the Resolutions to be
accepted. |
4. |
To liase with her committee to solicit
appropriate resolutions for the ensuing
Congress |
5. |
To update the Resolutions Book and
electronic material following Congress. |
There are currently four (4) Task Forces
- Information Communication
and Technology (ICT)
- Mentoring
- Twinning
- Peace
- Leadership
- Communication
- UNIFEM (United
Nations Development Fund for Women)
A "Task Force"
is a structure created for a specific purpose,
not necessarily permanent, and established
to research solutions in a particular field.
The President will
appoint the Task Force leader and members
of the committee
The Executive Board
at each of its meetings monitors the achievements
of a Task Force and the Executive decides
on its ongoing viability
A Task Force will continue
while it is still serving a useful purpose.
The Plan of Action
of a Task Force should indicate:
- The objective implicit
in its name
- A feasibility study
- Action necessary
to achieve its objective(s)
- Support expected
from the administration and/or other bodies
- Time frame for
the various phases.
This plan will then
be examined by the Executive Board which
will communicate to the person responsible
for the Task Force its suggestions, comments,
acceptance.
Information
Communication Technology
The duties of the Task Force on
Communication and Technology shall be:
1. |
To assist in organising
and coordinating any BPW International
online requirements. |
2. |
To be responsible for maintaining
and overseeing the sparklist. |
3. |
To be responsible for maintaining
the BPW International website and updating
as appropriate. |
4. |
To enter on the website such information
as is provided by the President’s
Office and Executive Secretary. Including
the official contacts of BPW International,
the monthly newsletter, the merchandise
available from the President’s
| |
