Business Professional Women to Meet Wednesday

The Easley Business and Professional Women’s Club will meet Wednesday, May 16 at the C in Easley at 12:30. At this very special meeting our BPW President, Terrie Albright will give a wrap up of the fabulous activities and honors that have been shared with our outstanding members during the past year. Also on the agenda is the installation of the new officers for the coming year. This is the time to learn more about BPW and how we continue to contribute to the Pickens County Community.

This meeting will be a terrific networking opportunity for all working and retired women to become acquainted with the exceptional ladies that will be there, so don’t miss it. Come and bring a friend. The cost of the catered lunch is $10.00

A reminder that every year in April, Business and Professional Women’s Foundation USA recognizes a national day of action promoting fair pay known as Equal Pay Day.

This year Equal Pay Day was celebrated April 17 because this day symbolizes the month and day when women’s wages catch up to men’s wages from the previous year. According to Census Statistics released in September, women working, fulltime, year round make on average, 77 cents for every dollar a male earns. Over the lifetime of work this loss adds up into a shockingly high career wage gap. The typical woman loses $431,000 in pay over a 40 year career. Many BPW Organizations in the United States brought awareness to Equal Pay Day through different activities and events. Easley BPW members had their annual Equal Pay Day Event at The Starving Artist Café combined with the welcoming of twenty new BPW members.

The BPW Mission Statement is to achieve equality for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. The Objectives are to elevate the standards of women in business and in the professions; to promote interest of business and professional women; to bring about a spirit of cooperation among business and professional women and to extend opportunities to business and professional women through education along the lines of industrial, scientific and vocational activities.

To make reservations for Wednesday’s lunch please contact Jean Wilson by Monday noon, May 14 at email: aloeveracosmetics@bellsouth.net or phone 630-1533. We are looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you there.