Why we need many more voices in the civic innovation debate By Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Chief Information Officer, City of Palo Alto “In the game of life, less diversity means fewer options for change. Wild or domesticated, panda or pea, adaptation is the requirement for survival.” – Cary Fowler As a technology leader in Silicon [...]
Welcome! Join the League for FREE Today! The League of Women in Government (LWG) was created to serve as the umbrella organization to support local and statewide organizations that advance women in local government leadership. We want to move the needle forward on the number of women serving at the most senior and executive levels [...]
10 Things You Need to Manage Before You Manage Others By Susan Ritchie Making a move into your first leadership or management post can be a daunting experience. I remember how unprepared I felt and cringe at the memory of leading my first team meeting. When a member of my team got up part way [...]
Making the Most of YOUR Conference Experience Are you headed to the ICMA Conference in San Antonio, your state association meeting or regional luncheon? Regardless of where you are headed, you'll want to make the most of your time and your organization's investment in you while you attend the event. But how do you get the [...]
By: Margie Warrell Women may be graduating from U.S. colleges faster than men (3:2), but American women still earn just 77 cents for every dollar that men earn, and fill only 14% of Fortune 500 boardroom seats! In Australia, which has one of the highest educated female populations in the world, the needle on the [...]
Reprinted from Forbes.com By Bonnie Marcus No one with ambition has come under fire more than Hillary Clinton. As early as 2006, a survey by The New York Observer found a “virtual cottage industry” of anti-Clinton literature. Her political career, especially her bid for the 2016 presidency, has only increased the verbal assaults. One such [...]
Why Transportation Agencies Need More Women Engineers Reprinted from Governing.com By Daniel C. Vock North Carolina is trying to recruit girls for careers in engineering not only to fill anticipated vacancies but also because hiring more women could make the roads safer. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) is using newspapers, masking tape and [...]
Mayor Nan Whaley, flanked by Keary McCarthy (right) with Innovation Ohio, expectant mother, Liz Brown (center), and other city officials announces the city's new parental leave policy. See the news announcement HERE
Reposted from CNN.com By Ray Sanchez and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver made history Friday as the first two women to graduate from the U.S. Army's elite Ranger School. The two received their tabs as part of Ranger Class 08-15 at Fort Benning, Georgia, marking a historic moment in [...]