The Cherry Creek BPW Network is a Local Organization (LO) member of BPW/USA a national organization founded in 1919, a multi-generational, bipartisan membership organization; established as the first organization to focus on issues of workingwomen, BPW/USA and BPW/Colorado is historically a leader in grassroots activism, policy influence and advocacy for millions of workingwomen.

Our Mission Statement: To achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, information, and to promote economic self-sufficiency for Colorado’s working women.

Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW: An Organization of Firsts) fosters the success of workingwomen by providing career advancement resources, worklife strategies and personal and professional connections.

BPW/USA has 20,000 members, 1,300 Local Organizations (LOs) in 54 states and U.S. territories, including members in almost every congressional district.

BPW membership is mostly comprised of workingwomen, seeking to advance their personal and professional goals and is open to all women and men who wish to support and participate in our mission, get connected, and develop long lasting business and personal relationships.

• 89 percent are women working in business
• 45 percent are professionals in the fields of law, medicine, government, finance, education, and engineering
• 25 percent are CEOs, executives and managers
• 45 percent are small business owners
• 30 percent have a graduate or post graduate degree

History of Business and Professional Women/USA – “The Foundation of a Legacy”