What do you Want us to Know?

Young BPW members get to navigate a unique and demanding stage of life. Most are students or in the early years of their working lives, trying to balance education, new careers, financial pressures, and decisions that will shape what comes next for them.

This is a time where questions are still being asked openly, where careers are shaped and reshaped in real time, and where responsibilities, ambitions, and new identities are competing for limited resources of time and energy.

For students and young professionals, this stage just doesn’t exist without pressure.

Pressure to choose wisely. Pressure to prove and improve your capabilities. Pressure to say “yes” to opportunities even when your time and energies are limited.

And how do we tend to do this? All too often, the choice is to put your own needs on hold while we focus on education, career moves, and gaining a steady financial footing.

It isn’t easy. We all know that. Showing up is hard. Juggling schedules that are full. Insufficient bandwidth is a real thing. And when something doesn’t feel valuable or relevant, it doesn’t make it to the calendar. That is the point of that question. What is relevant to you matters to us (NFBPWC).

Young BPW is not about having everything figured out. It is about being supported while you figure things out. Some members may want skill- building, others may want mentorship, other still want connections, and some just want a place to “be.” They want a place to listen and learn. All those needs are valid.

As we consider our Heart of a Woman theme this month, we can also reflect on the hearts of our members. Thank you for being part of what keeps BPW going.

Young BPW Call to Action

Your voice matters!

NFBPWC is still looking for a member willing to step forward and take a leadership role for the remainder of this term (ending July 2026) and members to serve on the Young BPW Committee.

If you are interested in the Young BPW Committee or joining the Executive Committee and Board as our Young BPW Officer, please contact me via president@nfbpwc.org

Barbara J. Bozeman
National President
2024-2026
president@nfbpwc.org