CFBPW Public Policy Statement 2024-2026

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 elimination of sexual harassment and sexual assault against working women within the work environment.

CFBPW promotes workplace equality through support of pay equity, advancement opportunities and elimination of all forms of discrimination including “glass ceilings,” LGBTQ, race, ethnicity and gender.

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, quality dependent care and housing.

CFBPW supports the elimination of all violence perpetrated against women, including 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 a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C.

CFBPW will support other issues of importance which promote this public policy statement.

Adopted at the CFBPW Annual Conference May 18, 2024.

CFBPW may endorse candidates for state elective office or appointment who support this Public Policy Statement.