The National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC) as unanimously approved by the Executive Committee members, we formally issue this statement of support for the women of Iran. The NFBPWC stands with the brave women of Iran as they protest for their human rights to freely express themselves and wear what they choose. We believe an attack on women’s rights anywhere is an attack on women’s rights everywhere, and we abhor the treatment women have faced by the repressive morality police in Iran. We are sending our strength to our brave sisters in Iran, know you are not fighting alone.

The NFBPWC was founded in 1919. In 1930 Dr. Lena Madesin Phillips, a co-founder of the NFBPWC, founded the International Federation of Business and Professional Women. NFBPWC is a national network of Business and Professional Women with the objectives of developing professional, business and leadership potential for all women.

We advocate for the equal participation of women and men in power and decision-making roles. Former NFBPWC members are pioneers of the women’s equality movement and include four first ladies of the United States, a US Supreme Court Justice, authors and esteemed business leaders. For more information about NFBPWC or NFBPWC Clubs in California, please visit nfbpwc.org or bpwcal.org.