Programs in a Box
A Woman's Nation Policy Recommendations
What is the program?
This program in a box provides suggestions and instructions on how to promote activism surrounding AAUW's policy recommendations based on the Woman's Nation report. This program provides suggestions, planning steps, and links to resources to help you raise awareness and activism around issues facing women. The program provides the following information:
- Important background on A Woman's Nation report
- AAUW's policy recommendations for the report
- Grassroots action you can take
- A step-by-step planning guide for hosting a summit
How will this program benefit your state or branch or community?
The Woman's Nation program in a box is designed to help AAUW branches or states plan and deliver programming and advocacy at the grassroots level. Awareness of issues facing women and their families in your community provides benefits to your AAUW branch such as:
- Advocacy and education about an important AAUW issues
- Increased awareness and community engagement in favor of specific policy recommendations
- Visibility for AAUW as a community leader and powerful advocate for women
- Membership recruitment opportunities
- Ability to establish new partnerships
How can you implement this program?
Use the Women's Nation program in a box to organize a variety of actions. Included are instructions on how to organize advocacy events in your community. Download the components of the box, follow the program guide, and customize the setup for your own use. The program box contains:
- Ideas and instructions for taking action organizing community events
- Links to related Action Network alerts
- Links to AAUW's positions papers and research
- Links to the AAUW's Pay Equity Resource Kit and Affirmative Action Resource Kit
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