Business and Professional Women of Tennessee

The Business and Professional Women of Tennessee (BPW/TN) is a statewide organization promoting equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. We are a powerful network of workingwomen seeking to advance career goals, earn higher salaries, build stronger businesses, and achieve pay equity and equal opportunities. As all women gain earning and spending power, they aid in reshaping U.S. consumer trends.

And BPW/TN members are on the leading edge of that trend. BPW/TN means business for you!

WHAT BPW/TN CAN DO FOR YOU

  • Political Awareness & Community Involvement - Participate in a wide range of activities and grassroots efforts to raise awareness of issues affecting working women at local, state, and national levels.
  • Personal & Professional Development - Attend workshops and programs designed to enhance professional skills and leadership abilities, such as Individual Development and Young Careerist/Aspiring Leaders.
  • Scholarships - Assist women through scholarships to further formal education.
  • Members-Only Benefits -Enjoy access to insurance programs, discounts on publications, travel credit card programs, Career Track training seminars, and more.
  • A Network of Motivated Women - Connect with other motivated working women, network professionally, share contacts and exchange information to enhance your business and professional development.
Music professor and vocal teacher Esther Gray Lemus sings Joyce Rouse's "Standing on the Shoulders" at the dedication of a monument to Jackson TN woman's suffrage leader Sue Shelton White May 25, 2017.
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Join the Premier Nonpartisan, Grassroots Organization for Working Women!Membership in BPW is open to all women and men who share our goals:
  • Equal Pay
  • Ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
  • A Family Friendly Workplace
  • Advocating for the needs of workingwomen
Click here for more membership information...

2019 Women's Day on the Hill

The Business and Professional Women of Tennessee Inc. (BPW/TN) in partnership with the Tennessee Women Political Caucus, Women's Political Collaborative of Tennessee, Advocates for Women’s and Kid’s Equality, Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, Healthy and Free TN, Memphis Area Women's Council, Contracts for Women Inc. A Better Balance, AAUW-Tennessee, YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Nashville Feminist Collective, Tennessee Women Chamber of Commerce, The Next Door, Native American Indian Association of Tennessee, Exodus Inc, Empower Tennessee (Empowered Ladies) Sexual Assault Center, End Slavery Tennessee and other women's organizations presents 2019 Tennessee Women's Policy and Action Day on the Hill.

You are invited to join women from across the state. It does not matter whether you have been coming for several years or this is your first. Whether you are a legislative enthusiast or a beginner, consider this your opportunity to be a part of the process that will help shape our state policy.
Day on the Hill Planned Activities

• BPW Day on the Hill Breakfast. Location: Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP located at 511 Union St, Nashville TN 37219. The office is on the 27th Floor. There is parking under the building. Breakfast will be at 7:30am. The breakfast is free.

For more information, contact BPW Day on the Hill chair Zulfat Suara at zsuara@gmail.com
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Tennessee BPW Education and Scholarship Fund

Help provide educational services to eliminate disparity in the workplace among genders and to provide scholarships.

Our Goal

To be the leading nonpartisan, grassroots advocate for working women.

Our Mission

To achieve equity for all women in the  workplace through advocacy, education and information.

Our Objectives

  • To elevate the standards for women in business and professions.
  • To promote the interests of business and professional women.
  • To bring about a spirit of cooperation among business and professional women of the United States.
  • To extend opportunities to business and professional women through education along lines of industrial, scientific, and vocational activities.
Calendar of Events (Lists Local Meetings and other Events)
BPW Foundation is working to transform the workplace by making it more diverse, flexible and family-friendly. Your involvement and generous support of BPW Foundation, provide the opportunity to show your commitment to working women and their families. Working together we will make positive changes in our workplaces that support today’s businesses and their workforces.

​Click here to download the donation form....
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Tennessee Online Voter Registration
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Information on the Monument to Honor TN Suffragists