Let's Get Our Own House in Order By Theodore Staton - City Manager, Upper Arlington, OH Last week, I was on a panel at the Ohio Municipal League conference on the value and benefits of adopting the council-manager form of government. While sitting with my fellow panelists, I reflected that the entire panel was comprised of [...]
By Karen Daly - City Manager, City of Hutto, TX Summer has passed, but things are still heating up in Texas! Texas Women Leading Government started earlier this year by holding four lunch meetings across the State. We had over 200 women participate in these lunches to talk about what they would like to do to change [...]
By Tamara Letourneau - Assistant Chief Executive Officer, City of Costa Mesa CA Work/life balance is a topic that women discuss and think about often. It is the subject of discussion at many water coolers, conferences and lunches with our colleagues. Whether you have a family now or you are thinking about starting one, the [...]
By Mayor Sly James - Kansas City, MO As Mayor, I attend meetings all across the City and when I do, I often find myself surrounded by men. It’s not enough to point that fact out. I want to do my part to change it. That means taking action steps to ensure that city government works well for [...]
By Emily Peck, Huffpost Business Things are improving so slowly for women in America that we aren’t going to achieve gender equality at the top for another 100 years, according to a report released by McKinsey & Co. earlier this month. It's not for the reasons you might think -- i.e., it's not a “mommy [...]
"Women are still underrepresented at every level in the corporate pipeline. Many people assume this is because women are leaving companies at higher rates than men or due to difficulties balancing work and family. However, our analysis tells a more complex story: women face greater barriers to advancement and a steeper path to senior leadership." [...]
WSJ findings similar for the private sector as they are for women in the public sector. Read on... By Pamela Antil, Assistant City Administrator, City of Santa Barbara CA Last week, the Wall Street Journal published a comprehensive series of articles about what's holding women back in the workplace. Although the articles are almost exclusively related to our [...]
So, you're back from your conference? How are you going to follow-up with the people you met? Here's some good advice... By Darrah Brustein You’ve attended a networking event. Now what? You have a pocket full of business cards and no idea what to do with them. Business cards have no value if you don’t use [...]
By Pamela Antil, Assistant City Administrator, City of Santa Barbara, CA and President of the League of Women in Government We've all seen the statistics -- women earn about 74 percent of the pay of their male counterparts. We represent less than 15 percent of the top executive spots in public sector, where we work, and [...]