Our membership is diversified. It does not represent any one specific industry or profession. It does not focus on just one cause. It is not limited to just working women. And it does not restrict male membership. Our membership is open to all that believe in our mission and our vision.
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Over one thousand women and men from 60 local organizations throughout New York State make up the membership of BPW/NYS.
In 1919 a group of 100 women, representing various parts of the United States, founded the national organization of Business & Professional Women. These women met at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City to draw up permanent plans for the National Federation that was destined to be "not just another woman's organization," but was to become, within a quarter of a century, one of the strongest sources of unified woman power in the nation.
Today, BPW/USA is one of the largest organizations for working women. With a powerful network of members and 60 local organizations, it has a presence in each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.