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 [...]
There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired! By Stefanie K. Johnson, David R. Hekman & Elsa T. Chan, Reposted from HBR.org There are more CEOs of large U.S. companies who are named David (4.5%) than there are CEOs who are women (4.1%) — and David isn’t even the most common first name among CEOs. (That would be John, at 5.3%.) [...]
Today's Post is from the United State of Women Summit in Washington, DC: Melinda Gates on "Time Poverty" There’s a lot that’s been done by and for women and girls, but there’s still plenty to do. Convened by the White House, this Summit will rally all of us together to celebrate what we’ve achieved, and how [...]
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our [...]
Although many organizations have been hiring women aggressively for nearly a generation, the proportion in top positions has only modestly expanded. By Sally Helgesen, Strategy + Business Blogger Could differences in how women and men articulate ambition early in their careers play a role in determining what opportunities come their way? This question has been [...]
Growing the power of women in the workforce is about more than fairness. It could add trillions to our economy, and a new report shows the way. by Julia Burrows, Director of the Governing Institute (Reposted from Governing.com) Every revolution begins with a desire for fundamental change. Ideas are debated, options narrowed, strategy planned and [...]
Join the League of Women in Government (League) in collaboration with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and our fantastic SPONSORS for this half day (12:30 pm to 5:00 pm) League Symposium + Networking Event the day before the ICMA Annual Conference begins in Kansas City! #13Percent to #GenderBalance.....Because it's 2016! This half day symposium will be a [...]
Guest Blogger Linda Kelly on the Top 10 Reasons Why.......... By Linda Kelly, Town Manager - Windsor, CA In honor of Mother’s Day 2016 and our Guest Blogger's 10th year as a city manager (and with deepest apologies to David Letterman), here are the Top Ten Reasons why moms rock as city and county managers, police [...]
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MEN ARE PROMOTED MORE OFTEN BASED ON “POTENTIAL” THAN WOMEN, WHO ARE STILL REWARDED SOLELY FOR “PERFORMANCE.” HOW DO WE BREAK THE CYCLE? BY GIVING OUR CAREERS A LITTLE P.R. HELP. By Romy Newman, Reposted from Ellevate Network According to a recent study conducted by Fairygodboss, over 60% of women think that [...]
By LWG Editor We are excited to announce that the League reached over 1,000 followers this month on TWITTER! Additionally, earlier this month we launched our new Instagram page to post our Quote of the Day and other inspirational messages. Follow us on INSTAGRAM HERE to get this great new content from the League of Women in [...]