What we stand for
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CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN – ADVOCACY STATEMENT 2026 – 2028 |
The Alice Paul Equal Rights Amendment shall stand first and foremost above all other items of public policy until Equal Rights have been guaranteed in both the California and United States Constitutions. “Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
The CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN (CFBPW) promotes equity, political and economic self-sufficiency for working women in all phases of their lives through advocacy, education and information.
CFBPW supports the prevention and elimination of sexual harassment and sexual assault against all women.
CFBPW promotes workplace equality through support of pay equity, advancement opportunities and elimination of all forms of discrimination.
CFBPW promotes greater focus on women’s health care including support for reproductive justice, freedom of reproductive choice, access to family planning, protection for all health care needs affecting women and ensuring funding for research.
CFBPW supports full access to affordable and safe, quality dependent care.
CFBPW supports the elimination of all violence perpetrated against women, including human trafficking and sexual violence, and supports the protection of victims’ rights.
CFBPW supports housing and care for senior and/or disabled women, including equitable pay and benefits for care givers.
CFBPW supports equitable access to affordable housing for all, including by making low income housing more affordable to women and their families.
CFBPW supports:
The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls;
Ratification by the United States Senate of the United Nations’ Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW);
Compliance with Title IX Civil Rights Act of 1964;
Completion of the Smithsonian American Women’s Museum in Washington, D.C.
CFBPW will support other issues of importance which promote this Advocacy Statement.
ADVOCACY FOCUS ISSUES 2026-28
1). Promote reproductive justice for all women, in particular by increasing access to reproductive and sexual healthcare.
2). Protect voting as a right for all eligible voters especially women.
3). Promote housing and food security.
Adopted at the CFBPW Annual Conference May 16, 2026