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Guest Blogger: Elke Doom on her Municipal Leadership Journey
By Elke Doom My municipal career began with a temporary position in the City Clerk’s office processing absentee ballots. Fast forward through the last twenty plus years, I became a full time employee, department head [...]
8 Tips for Managers to Close the Gender Leadership Gap
Closing the gender leadership gap is an imperative for organizations that want to perform at the highest levels. Leveraging the full talents of the population provides a competitive advantage; companies with more women in leadership [...]
We blame women for not taking the lead in the workplace…
Here’s why that’s wrong. By Robin Ely, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Women and men alike make a lot of assumptions about women. Yet when it comes to women and work, some of [...]
YOUR Story Matters & We’d LOVE to Hear It!
By LWG Editor The League of Women in Government believes that the best way to gain knowledge and develop new leaders in local government is to share our stories. We want to help inspire young [...]
Guest Blogger Marianne Cooper on We Act As If Work Is Optional….
Guess What? It's NOT! By Marianne Cooper, PhD - Sociologist, The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University There are many things that make the United States different from the rest of the developed [...]
Be pretty, but not too pretty: Why women just can’t win!
Whether in the private or public sector, Catherine Rampell's words resonate with all of us! By Catherine Rampell, The Washington Post In corporate and political America, women just can’t win. If you’re tough and take [...]