By League of Women in Government 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 women to seek a career and advance to their highest potential in local government. How can [...]
New mothers are often not ready to just pick up where they left off at work. Their employers need to know and respond to this. By Elaine Davidson, WorkingMother.com The weeks leading up to the end of maternity leave and the first weeks back at work are undoubtedly the most difficult for many working mothers. Organizations—and [...]
#GOALS By League of Women in Government Editor Every year we spend a lot of time thinking about New Year's resolutions. Lose weight. Spend more time with family. Save more money. Get that great new job. But, how much time do we spend setting specific objectives to reach our goals? Turns out, not much! Rather [...]
"Sometimes it takes awhile to fully embrace that I needed and wanted to move on." By Charlene Stevens, City Administrator - Cottage Grove, MN I have worked in local government since 1996 and been fortunate to have good mentors and good opportunities. I was by most reasonable accounts a good manager and a solid professional. [...]
By Kathy Spillar, Executive Director, FMF (Parent group of National Center for Women & Policing) As the crisis continues to unfold in Baltimore and in communities across the country, it becomes increasingly clear that hiring the right types of police officers is imperative to improving police-community relations. In the Winter 2015 issue of Ms., I outlined why [...]
By Thomas I Miller, President - National Research Center, Inc. For generations, the pronoun for doctors and lawyers was “he.” In the last twenty years things changed. Most everyone would say “improved.” Recent statistics show that nearly half of all U.S. medical school graduates in 2014 were women and the same percentage applied to law [...]
By League of Women in Government 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 women to seek a career and advance to their highest potential in local government. How can YOU [...]
Join Us As We Congratulate: JULY 2016 Shohreh Dupuis, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Laguna Beach, CA Cindy Protho, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Barstow, CA Elena Reyes, new gig: City Manager, Manteca, CA Kimbra McCarthy, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Redwood City, CA Jenny Haruyama, new gig: City Manager, Scotts Valley, CA Crystal Johnson, new gig: City [...]
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 [...]
Amber Cameron on Are YOU Selling Yourself Short on Salary Negotiations? By Amber Cameron, Strategic Operations Manager – City of Palo Alto, CA “Is it too greedy?” my friend asks. “Absolutely not! You deserve to be paid your value, besides you need to buck this trend of women shying away from negotiating,” I advise. I’ve had [...]