My advice to women in the fire service... By Fire Chief Toni Washington, City of Decataur, GA If I could give advice to other women in the fire service, I would tell them, “You can achieve anything.” While there are obstacles for women and minorities, there is also opportunity. You control your professional destiny by [...]
Voting is not a Privilege....IT'S A RIGHT! Today marks the 45th anniversary of Women's Equality Day, designated in 1971 to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. But voting was only the beginning for some women's rights advocates, who pivoted in the 1920s to the larger issue of [...]
We hope you enjoy this presentation from Julia Novak, founder and president of The Novak Consulting Group. This audio/video presentation was originally given by Julia Novak in July 2016at the Inspiring Women in Public Administration Conference 2016, at the University of Kansas. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/cwVIkvPRk6o _____ Julia established The Novak Consulting Group in September 2009 when she [...]
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 [...]
Join the League of Women in Government (League) in collaboration with the International City/County Management Association, Governing and our amazing co-sponsors for this half day League Symposium + Networking Event the day before the ICMA Annual Conference begins in Kansas City! #13Percent to #GenderBalance.....Because it's 2016! Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM [...]
Great Lineup of Speakers. Networking with Colleagues from Across the Nation. All for UNDER $100! REGISTER THROUGH EVENTBRITE HERE. Join the League of Women in Government (League) in collaboration with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) for this half day League Symposium + Networking Event the day before the ICMA Annual Conference begins in Kansas City! This [...]