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Thousands took to the streets of Cincinnati for the 2018 Women's March. Now, Carlson is using that money to empower underserved women to make a change in politics and speak out against discrimination. And you can attend. The free program offers civic leadership and advocacy training to thousands of women across the country, with a special focus on women who have experienced gender-based violence, discrimination or harassment. The initiative traveling to nine cities across the country and will cover issues from human trafficking to sexual harassment in the workplace. "We think of politics being very far away... but the hallmark of our democracy is citizen advocacy," said Lauren Leader-Chivée, co-founder and CEO of All In Together. "There are lots of ways to be a leader that are big and small that don’t require you to give up your day job." The United States ranked 73rd out of 144 countries regarding gender equality in political empowerment in a 2016 World Economic Forum report. All In Together is partnering with the Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Women Helping Women, Xavier University and the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati to teach women how to influence government and society on issues related to gender-based violence in Cincinnati. One in three American women have experienced domestic violence, which translates to tens of millions of women.