BPW News Women of the week Tuulikki Juusela, Women of the Week (64)
Who is Tuulikki Juusela?
Tuulikki Juusela, VIP Ambassador for the XXVII Congress in Helsinki Finland, and the 14th International president of BPW International (1985-1989) celebrates her 70th birthday December 19th! We honor her as our woman of the week for all her service and dedication not only to BPW International but also to the many who have profited from her years of work and experience.
Tuulikki was elected president of BPW International at the 17th International Congress in Auckland New Zealand and reelected again at the 18th International Congress 1987 in The Hague. She is one of only two presidents who have served 2 terms. Tuulikki has always been passionate about the young BPW in our organization and in her ongoing commitment to BPW International and in celebration of the 2nd time only that the International Congress will be in held in the same city (Helsinki) we are inviting any affiliates or individuals who wish to enjoin in this celebration to do so with a donation to the Young BPW Congress fund to encourage more participation at our Congress. Please contact presidents.office@bpw-international.org for further details on how you can donate. We hope that you will join us through this request in wishing Tuulikki a special birthday and in so doing supporting BPW as well!
A wonderful Congress is being planned in the beautiful city of Helsinki at the time of the midnight sun which is not to be missed! Read more about the Congress.
Here are some excerpts from the 18th BPW International Congress : Theme: ”Women the Vital Force”
President Tuulikki Juusela welcomed 1200 guests and members. The keynote speaker , Dunja Pastizzi-Ferencic, Director of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), told delegates, "We expect business and professional women with their expertise, talent and entrepreneurship to lead the way in the search for equality and empowerment of women, to lead the way in strengthening women's vital participation in development, to lead the way in bringing the human race to maturity, which implies development for all in peace."
Members contributed to an IFBPW fund called the Young BPW Fund '87 during the triennium. Grants from the Fund were given to fifteen of the twenty-six Young Career Women attending Congress in 1987. In addition, affiliates sponsored their own Young Career Women. With Martha Gallant (USA) as their leader, the Young Career Women participated as panelists at Congress and discussed the topic, "The Future of Our Federation." The five major subtopics were: image of IFBPW, programs, projects, membership, and the Young Career Women Program.
At the close of her Address to Congress, President Juusela said:
The process leading us towards the year 2000 and beyond is in motion. We shall be asking each day from this moment on, Why Not A Woman? No one will come and offer us a chance to change our living situation and the world. As our Young Career Women said, we have to go and seize that chance for ourselves by participating, working, studying and cooperating with others. How do we really want the world to look in the future? How does the future of women look? What kind of problems do we have to face and how can we solve them together? It is very difficult to foretell the future but one thing is clear, we are the vital force!"
Please also read more about Tuulikki in her business and professional life as her accomplishments are too many to list briefly.
Tuulikki from all of BPW International we say a big Thank You and we all wish you a very happy, happy birthday!