Dr. Frank Benest explains how to persuasively use stories to influence public policy decisions. By Frank Benest, ICMA Liaison for Next Generation Initiatives I’m a traffic engineer in a small midwestern city. I just had a difficult experience presenting a mobility safety plan to my city council. I did a lot of research on best [...]
New study finds that men are often their own favorite experts on any given subject By Christopher Ingraham, Reprinted from The Washington Post A fascinating new working paper finds that men are far more likely than women to back up their arguments with appeals to a higher authority: themselves. When an academic writes a research paper, [...]
Investing in women is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do! Source: World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report - Preface By Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum People and their talents are among the core drivers of sustainable, long-term economic growth. [...]
From the article, Getting More Black Women into the C-Suite from HBR.org By Melinda Marshall and Tai Wingfield In late 2014, poised to publish a report on women's ambition, we stumbled on a startling fact: black women are nearly three times more likely than white to aspire to a position of power with a prestigious title. [...]
Are men and women different? While almost every executive I have ever met, anywhere in the world, says yes, most diversity policies are designed as if the answer were no. By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is CEO of 20-first Last week, the Global Head of Diversity of a leading professional services firm told me that she “didn’t [...]
While studies continue to find these gender gaps in financial knowledge, what is left unanswered is why such gender gaps exist in the first place? By Marianne Cooper, Ph.D., Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University Compared to men, women earn less and own less wealth. For example, for every dollar of wealth owned [...]
By Ashley Jacobs, local government executive, South Carolina I was honored to speak on a panel with two other women entitled, “You Have What It Takes to be a Resilient Leader” at the ICMA Regional Summit in Savannah this spring. When we arrived at the session, we were mic’d up and told, “We’re recording this.” [...]
Today’s Tip is the next in a series of tips on how to be a good workplace ally to women in your organization compliments of our partner, LeanIn.org. SITUATION Women are prone to more intense self-doubt than men, and it is not because we’re missing a special confidence gene. Women face an uneven playing field at [...]
By Cheryl Horvath, Fire Chief, Mountain Vista Fire District, Arizona Recently I was chatting with a number of public safety women regarding the lack of sufficient numbers of women in fire and law enforcement. A number of us who have been in the public safety arena for many years expressed frustration over a common piece [...]
Sponsors: The People Who Can Open More Career Doors Than You Ever Thought Possible By Jo Miller, CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. If you want to advance your career, having a mentor isn’t enough anymore. Don’t get me wrong—mentors are wonderful. They help you gain critical skills, navigate you through challenges at work, and [...]