Legislative Platform

BPW/TN supports Tennessee's working women by:

• Lobbying state and federal legislators and staff to support BPW's positions on issues involving our legislative platform and goals.
• Mobilizing our members to participate in grassroots activities to further BPW's legislative priorities.

Concerned about issues impacting women and families such as healthcare, employment, environment, equal pay, FMLA?  Then join us on Equal Pay Day and/or Day on the Hill to let your voice be heard!  Visit our events page to additional information.

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Signature Programs

The Business & Professional Women of Tennessee have two signature programs to promote women and enhance their speaking skills. The Individual Development Program and the Young Careerist Program were developed in the 60s to meet the needs of women of that time and have evolved over the years. They enable participants to improve their skills…not only in speaking; but in the areas of communication, networking, interviewing, presentation skills, leadership, and more. Each program culminates in a ‘speak-off’ with the winner moving on to another level of completion which could carry them to the state level and the state conference.

Individual Development Program

The Individual Development Program, which began in the late 1960’s, was developed to provide our officers and future leaders with public speaking and presentation skills along with workplace and life skills. The program was an intensive course of study and practice sessions. It has evolved today into a multiy module program that takes approximately 16-17 hours of training.

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Young Careerist / Aspiring Leaders Program

Aspiring Leaders of Tomorrow, formerly known as Business & Professional Women’s Young Careerist, is a program to develop and recognize the skills of Tennessee’s female leaders of the future. The program is open to any Tennessee resident who is:

• Female
• Between the ages of 18 and 35
• Enrolled in a post-secondary institution of higher learning such as a 4-year college, community college, technical school or in a recognized apprenticeship program.

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