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 [...]
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Making the Most of YOUR Conference Experience Are you headed to the ICMA Conference in San Antonio, your state association meeting or regional luncheon? Regardless of where you are headed, you'll want to make the most of your time and your organization's investment in you while you attend the event. But how do you get the [...]
Learn how to navigate the tightrope between between being perceived as too “masculine” and too “feminine” By: Joan C. Williams, Distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of Law and co-author of What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know [...]
Ever feel like you have to prove yourself more than men? Learn tactics for demonstrating your competence. By: Joan C. Williams, Distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of Law and co-author of What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know The "What Works for [...]
By Mary Van Milligen, City of Woodbury, MN For a time, and to be honest with myself (and you) – still to this day, I find myself volunteering first and far more frequently at work and at home. Results are important to me and if no one else is going to do it, well then [...]
Mayor Nan Whaley, flanked by Keary McCarthy (right) with Innovation Ohio, expectant mother, Liz Brown (center), and other city officials announces the city's new parental leave policy. See the news announcement HERE
Reposted from CNN.com By Ray Sanchez and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver made history Friday as the first two women to graduate from the U.S. Army's elite Ranger School. The two received their tabs as part of Ranger Class 08-15 at Fort Benning, Georgia, marking a historic moment in [...]
Facebook is at the forefront of a radical workplace shift — and every business in America should take notice...... Graphic Credit: Think Progress Reprinted from Business Insider/Aol.Jobs.com By: Rachel Gillett After his daughter's 5 a.m. feeding during the first few months after she was born, Adam Isserlis would lie back in bed with his newborn child [...]