NATIONAL FEDERATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUBS (NFBPWC) ADVOCACY PLATFORM 2024 - 2026

NFBPWC will employ several education, advocacy, monitoring, and tracking strategies to meet the following priorities:

The Alice Paul Equal Rights Amendment shall stand first and foremost above all other items of the advocacy platform until Equal Rights have been guaranteed in the United States Constitution - i.e. "Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

Human Rights - recognition that women's rights are human rights

• Support:
• • The Alice Paul Equal Rights Amendment.
  • Passage of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
  • Equal rights for historically marginalized groups, encompassing, but not restricted to, Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
  • Universal background checks for all firearm purchases.
  • The Violence Against Women Act; especially when reauthorization is required.
  • Fair and equal access to education, including sufficient funding for public education ranging from early childhood education to post-secondary/ higher education.
  • Policies and practices that promote environmental sustainability.
  • Empower and enhance the well-being of military-affiliated women.
  • Equitable treatment of any women who are arrested, detained, or incarcerated.
  • Privacy rights of women, especially regarding their health, sexual and relationship history, and personal and digital data.
  • Protection of human rights and equitable treatment of all migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers.
  • Eradicate Domestic Violence and Electronic and Physical stalking, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and discrimination.
  • Oppose human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and all forms of slavery.

Economic Equity and Justice

• Support the elimination of Forced Arbitration as the sole means of dispute resolution.
• Access to:
• • Education, training, and promotional opportunities.
  • Equal opportunities in the workplace and on corporate boards.
  • Procurement procedures that facilitate opportunities for women-owned or women-led enterprises.
  • Quality, affordable dependent care (child, elderly, or disabled).
  • Funding and capital for entrepreneurial activity.
  • Affordable and attainable housing.

Health Equity and Justice

• Support for reproductive justice.
• Access to affordable reproductive healthcare; including but not limited to; contraception, assisted reproduction techniques, and abortion care.
• Support for paid sick, family, and medical leave.
• Elimination of gender bias in research funding .
• Health education funding for women's and girl's health issues.
• Prevention of discrimination against pregnancy and infant care in the workplace (e.g. reasonable accommodations for breastfeeding/breast pumping and other pregnancy /maternity conditions.)
• Ensure workplace safety.
• Expansion of mental health coverage and services .

Approved on July 20, 2024: NFBPWC Biennial General Assembly, King of Prussia, PA