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Abbreviation | BFWG |
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Predecessor | British Federation of University Women |
Founder | Ida Smedley Maclean |
Founded at | Manchester |
Type | Women's association Nonprofit |
Headquarters | 4 Mandeville Courtyard, 142 Battersea Park Rd |
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Official language | English |
President | Jasmit Phull |
Affiliations | Graduate Women International |
Website | bfwg |
The British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) was founded in 1907 as the British Federation of University Women (BFUW) to "afford a means of communication and of united action in matters affecting the interest of women".[1] It was renamed the British Federation of Women Graduates in 1992.[2] The current organisation "seeks to promote opportunities for women in education, and public life more generally" and provides "graduate women living in England, Scotland and Wales with information, support and friendship, at local, regional, national and international levels. Conferences, meetings, networks and social events, at all levels, are open to all members". The BFWG is affiliated to the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), of which it was a founder member, and University Women of Europe (UWE).[3]