AVOW Campaign Institute kicks off Women's History Month

Female professionals and politicians gathered for the Advancing Voices of Women 2020 workshop.

These ladies are bringing in women's history month with a bang.the "avow" campaign institute geared up to get women in politics more refined in their campaigns.fox 55's mallory beard met with the guests to get a feel for their highs and lows throughout professional life.

?nats?ringing in women's history month with purpose is second nature for the avow campaign institute.marilyn moran-townsend//avow founder "women have made signigicant progress in the workplace and in their homes and in many other domains.

But the public square that wasn't really so much true."advancing the voice of women trains women for public life and engages them in public policy issues.one by one, ladies poured into the keene building conference room at indiana tech for avow's weekend workshop to develop campaigning skills like fundraising and public speaking.patricia russo//yale university campaign school director"they want to be involved, they want to be more civically engaged.

They've just never had the opportunity to do that before."

In one of the activities, they identified historic female leaders from across the world who were set up in each corner of the room.patricia russo//yale university campaign school director"how do i skew myself for success, how do i use my voice for good in my community."participants pinpointed topics they were most passionate about.aaryn eady//avow workshop guest"the need for more solidarity within our school systems and more suppotrt for our educators."and they reflected on what they would say to a younger version of themselves with the knowledge they have now.aaryn eady//avow workshop guest"there's so many things that you can do.

And for you to tell yourself 'no,' that's the biggest barrier."the 2020 workshop will last through sunday evening, helping women write their own stories and use their voices for good.

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