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Register Today for ICMA + League Symposium: #13Percent to #GenderBalance…Because it’s 2016 for Early Bird Fee of Just $75!
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 [...]
Today’s Infographic: Liz O’Donnell on the Balancing Act of the Modern Woman
Today's Infographic is compliments of author Liz O'Donnell, who will be one of the League's featured speakers at our signature symposium event in Kansas City, MO on Saturday, September 24, 2016. For more information about [...]
Guest Blogger Marianne Cooper on Why Women (Sometimes) Don’t Help Other Women
It’s not because they’re inherently harsher leaders than men, but because they often respond to sexism by trying to distance themselves from other women. By Marianne Cooper, Ph.D., Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University [...]
LeanIn.org’s Sheryl Sandberg on the Myth of the Catty Woman
By SHERYL SANDBERG and ADAM GRANT, Reposted from the NY Times At the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug was vying for her first individual gold medal. Fresh off a world [...]
The League + LeanIn.org Partnership: Join TODAY to Get 2 for the Price of 1!
Women accomplish amazing things when we support each other. The League + LeanIn.org is a Winning Combination! By LWG Editor When a woman helps another woman, they both benefit. And when women celebrate one another’s accomplishments, [...]
Why We Need More Women in Engineering
The proportion of women in engineering has remained static since 2008: Only seven percent of engineers are female. By Linda Deleay, Awards & Prizes Manager, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) The lack of women [...]