Each member club of the National Federation holds a monthly meeting and develops various activity programs of its own. Also, a common national theme is set each year by the National Federation and the national congress is held once a year.
| 1971 | Why is it difficult for women to obtain managerial posts? What is required to crack the barrier? |
| 1972 | To advance the status of women in their working place |
| 1973 | Discrimination in the working place by means of age limits (regulation of early retirement for women workers) |
| 1974 | A study on working mothers and their offspring |
| 1975 | Seeking to link with protection and equality as the foci of the Labor Standard Law |
| 1976 | Life planning for working women embarking on a career in their middle years |
| 1977-78 | Suggestions and practical experience directed toward national activity programs |
| 1979-80 | How to enhance women's independence |
| 1981-83 | Toward the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| 1984 | To legislate the Equal Employment Opportunities Law in order to ratify the Women's Convention |
| 1985 | New start for the 21st century (based on study and assessment of the results of the United Nations' Decade for Women) |
| 1986 | To start the first year of the enforcement of the Equal Employment Opportunities Law |
| 1987 | Partnership to make a better world |
| 1988-89 | Why not a women? |
| 1990-91 | Women-the Spirit of Enterprise |
| 1992-93 | Women-environment and development |
| 1994 | For the progress of working women in the field of politics |
| 1995 | For the progress of working women in the field of business |
| 1996 | For the progress of working women in the field of profession |
| 1997 | Partnerships for the future, especially women and men |
| 1998 | Partnerships for the future, especially NGOs and GO |
| 1999 | Empowering Women for the 21st Century |
| 2000 | Empowering Women in Politics |
| 2001 |
Empowering Women in Business Empowering Women in Professional |
| 2002-04 | A World of Peace |
| 2005-07 | New Dimensions of Leadership |
| 2008- | Power to Make a Difference |
In 1975, BPW Japan co-sponsored the International Women's Year Conference of Japan in which 41 organizations participated. At the Conference, they submitted the resolutions inclusive of demands to the relevant governmental agencies according to the Action Plan adopted at the Mexico World Women's Congress. After the Conference, those participant-organizations and BPW Japan delivered the International Women's Year Liaison Group (IWYLG) which is now evaluated as one of the most influential women organizations to the government.
Since 1972, BPW Japan has been a member organization of National Women's Committee of the UN NGOs. The activities of this committee are to recommend women delegates for the UN General Meeting to Japanese government and to promote international friendship and understanding by participating some exchange program.
In 1985, BPW Japan founded the Best Men's Prize as a commemoration of the UN's Decade for Women, in order to praise men who served for peace, equality and development. Between 1985 and 2002, we choose "the Best Men" at the national congress.
In July 1994, BPW Japan welcomed international BPW friends as the host country for the 21st Congress of BPW, which was held at Nagoya.
In 1998, BPW Japan founded the Partnership Evaluation Prize in order to evaluate what the local government did for women from the standpoint of NGO. Since then, at the national congress, the host club nominates the best fruitful local government for women among their region.
In Oct. 2001, BPW Japan held the East Asia Sub-regional Meeting of BPW in Tokyo. The theme of this meeting was Empowering Young Working Women in 21st Century: Education in Science and Environment.