Team Eglin to celebrate Women's Equality Day

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  • By Chrissy Cuttita
  • Team Eglin Public Affairs
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  Team Eglin hosts base events in commemoration of Women's Equality Day Aug. 26, to mark the 89th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 

"We want to make people aware of women's equality and some of the things we have accomplished through the years," said Capt. Chanelle Hunter, 96th Force Support Squadron, who serves on the Women's Equality Day committee. 

Training courses for Eglin members, information booths at the Base Exchange, a blood drive and a proclamation signed by the installation commander will mark the heritage of the day. 

The Air Armament Academy here is taking registrations for course FD 238, Leadership and Management Skills for Women on their community of practice online. 

"We hope the training makes women better leaders and managers to pass down the many things we've learned in history to the next generation," said Tech. Sgt. Amanda Williams, 96th Force Support Squadron. 

Topics covered in the course include three steps for improving leadership effectiveness; top seven sources of conflict on the job and how to resolve them; successful ways to find a mentor and ways to motivate, coach and delegate. The class is Aug. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

"Participants can expect to learn to motivate their staff to give them their best," said Sergeant Williams. "They'll learn to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their team and develop their individual leadership style and enhance their personal power."

While some will take the day to train, everyone is invited to the BX from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn about America's heritage of Amendment 19. A proclamation marking the base observance of Women's Equality Day will be signed by Col. Bruce McClintock shortly after the start of the event.

Additionally, the League of Women Voters will make a short speech concerning Women's Equality and voting and the Census Bureau will speak on the enormous roles women have concerning the census and voting. Both groups will set up booths to answer questions, provide literature and  register future voters.

With the passing of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution August 26, 1920, American women gained a fundamental responsibility of citizenship, the right to vote. Women's Equality Day was first established in 1971, by Representative Bella Abzug to acknowledge the hard work and perseverance of those who helped with women's suffrage in the U.S. 

For more information on the day's events, contact Sergeant Williams at 882-2742, extension 2, option 1.