Working
Groups

Interdisciplinary projects driven and lead by BPW members in the region.

BPW Working Groups

At the heart of BPW Europe lies a powerful engine for progress—our Working Groups. These dynamic, cross-border collaborations bring together expertise, experience, and vision to drive meaningful change across key areas impacting women in business and professional life.

Our Working Groups are more than discussion platforms—they are action-oriented think tanks. They shape policy perspectives, develop strategic initiatives, and create tangible outcomes that influence both national and European agendas. From advancing gender equality and leadership representation to addressing digital transformation, sustainability, and economic empowerment, each group plays a critical role in translating ideas into impact.

Powered by a diverse network of professionals from across Europe, these groups embody the strength of collective intelligence. They offer members the opportunity to contribute, lead, and co-create solutions that matter—while expanding their influence, visibility, and professional reach.

This is where collaboration becomes action. This is where expertise drives change. This is where your voice can shape the future.

Advocacy & Agenda-Setting

The Working Group on Advocacy & Agenda-Setting strengthens BPW Europe’s voice on gender equality across Europe. Our goal is to shape policy dialogue, highlight BPW expertise, and ensure that women’s perspectives are heard where political priorities are set. We focus on topics like pay transparency, women in leadership, equal representation, workplace violence, and countering anti-gender narratives. Here you can learn more about our priorities, expertise, and how we connect advocacy, policy, and communication at European and national levels.

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Equal Pay Day

Women’s accounts are in the red – In the European Union, the average Gender Pay Gap is 16 per cent (comparison between hourly salaries). Women above 65 are the most at risk of falling into poverty, as they earned less and also have lower pensions as a result. The BPW federations and associate clubs of Europe have been running the Equal Pay Day campaign for the past ten years and will continue to do so in the coming years.

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Learning for Leadership

The BPW Europe Working Group Learning for Leadership designs and delivers high-quality programs, trainings, and workshops that empower women in Europe and beyond. Led by experienced international women trainers, we provide affordable, up-to-date learning for BPW members and non-members alike. Our mission is clear: alongside shaping better political and societal conditions, we actively support women’s professional growth, leadership capacity, and lifelong learning.

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Green and Sustainable

Observed annually since 1970, one month after the spring equinox, Earth Day marks the anniversary of modern environmental consciousness and dedicated care for the planet. BPW seeks to promote the message of sustainability and encourage individual responsibility and action in women. Our goal is to mold and shape sustainability from a woman’s perspective.

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Charter of the Girls’ Rights

The original drafting of the Charter for Little Girl’s Rights was submitted and approved during the 1997 European Congress in Reykjavik, after a seminar coordinated by Janice Brancroft on “The future of a child in Europe”. This charter is a unique work in the history of gender culture, written by BPW Europe, following the dramatic condition of women, presented in Beijing at the World Conference on Women in 1995.

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WEP Women Empowerment Principles

Launched on International Women’s Day, the Women’s Empowerment Principles “Equality Means Business” suggest seven steps for companies to take to empower women in the workplace and the market place. They were launched by UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact on March 8th, 2010 based on a multi-stakeholder consultative process.

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Women on Boards

Women on Boards has launched a a campaign called “Boards with Women” inviting women and men to work together and commit the change. The introduction of quota systems for women represents a qualitative jump into a policy of exact goals and means. These materials can be used for free on social media.

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