MISSION

To bring together business women while providing them with opportunities  to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.

Member Association Facts

PURPOSE

ABWA provides professional training and personal development through a national network of college students, working women, business owners, and women in retirement. With 70,000 members and 14,000 local chapters across the United States, the Association provides opportunities for working women to gain career advancement and personal growth.

OUR HISTORY

At the close of World War II, many women who had joined the work force for the first time during the war were reluctant to give up their new found careers. Like you, they were striding down the professional path and they were exhilarated.

Hilary A. Bufton Jr., a Kansas City businessman, recognized this. He saw the positive impact women were having on businesses and, along with three businesswomen, created a national support network for working women.

On September, 22, 1949, the American Business Women's Association was founded. In its proud history, ABWA has dedicated resources to women's education and provided workplace skills and career-development training for more than half a million women.

OUR MEETINGS

The ABWA NYC Board of Directors meet every month, and we also hold meetings with members and guests.
Click here for our 2009-2010 Meeting Calendar. 

 ABWA NYC wants to thank the following sponsors. 

For more information on benefits you can receive as an ABWA member,
go to our full Sponsors page in our national website.

 ABWA NYC Charter Chapter

Site maintenance by Sitka Creations and Arvore Blue Web Development