Register to Vote … then vote during the elections!

Encourage other Filipina women in your local community to register to vote so they can exercise their right to vote during elections.

If you are a legal resident where you live and have not filed your citizenship papers yet, gather your documents now so you can register to vote. Contact fellow FWN awardees/members who are lawyers to help you file your citizenship application. You may also go to the internet to find out the application process so you can get ready. Go to the Awardee Directory to look them up.

Help Filipina women who have not filed their citizenship papers to submit their paperwork. And when they are approved for citizenship,  encourage them to register to vote right away.

Volunteer with FWN. Contact Benel Se Liban and Marla Rausch, Co-VP for Membership on how to get actively involved with FWN. Consider applying for FWN Ambassador.

Encourage your Filipina women friends to support FWN and Filipina women worldwide. The Affiliate Membership is your first step in supporting FWN. Click here to join.

Host a Kapihan (coffee gathering) for women in your local area and introduce them to your Filipina women colleagues and to FWN.

Sign up for FEMtorMatch either as a FEMtor (if you're an FWN100™ Awardee) or as a FEMtee.

Femtor a young Filipina woman, someone who is returning to the local workforce or new to your area.

Teach young people about Filipina women leaders and Filipino history and culture. Check out FWN’s 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World.

Tell young people the stories about Filipina women leaders featured in FWN’s DISRUPT Filipina Leadership Book Series. Go to www.filipinaleaderhip.org to read the abstracts of the stories published in the books. Here’s the Amazon order site to purchase all DISRUPT books both paperback and Kindle versions - on.ffwn.org/DISRUPT.

Financially support Filipina/o women candidates and/or organizations such as Filipina Women’s Network that foster women’s leadership.

Write Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor of local papers in your community on issues that affect you personally and Filipina women.  200-500 words are impactful.

Launch a petition drive or social media campaign about an issue you care about.

Duplicate the Filipina Women’s Network’s initiatives on a local scale.

Create a straw poll featuring Filipina women leaders in your community.

Invite a prominent Filipina woman leader to speak at a public forum that you host.

Meet with your local representatives and tell them to appoint your and/or more talented and qualified Filipina women to boards and commissions. Create a list of qualified Filipina women in your area.

Invite your elected representatives and friends to a Filipino restaurant in your area. If there's no Filipino restaurant if your area, prepare a Filipino dish and tell them the history of the recipe.

Attend community meetings and when you do, make sure you speak out, make a statement about the meeting topic, or ask a question at these public meetings. Begin by saying, “My name is ______ and I am a member of the Filipina Women’s Network. I have a question about _______.” This is what leaders say “a moment of strength”. They get to know a talented Filipina woman (YOU).

Be a media watcher and speak out about Filipina women and gender-biased coverage. And when you see such coverage express your voice via email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc., or send out a short press release. This is another “moment of strength” opportunity.

Gather your friends on a regular basis to create a “Learning Circle” to discuss challenges faced by women of color and being a leader.

Find a femtor (mentor) for your professional advancement. Better still, find a sponsor who can open career opportunities for you.

Invite a Filipina woman to run for office or consider doing it yourself! Check out Emerge California and its affiliates in over 24 states in the U.S. They train women to run for public office and convenes political training every year. Now, this is a true “moment of strength”.