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What is #13Percent?
Let's Move the Needle Forward with Intention! By Pamela Antil and Tammy Letourneau As the primary authors of the 2014 final report of the ICMA Task Force on Women in the Profession, we'd like give [...]
Guest Blogger: Wally Bobkiewicz: When Are You Ready for Your Next Job? Maybe Sooner Than You Think.
By Wally Bobkiewicz - City Manager, Evanston, IL I recently spoke with a talented female staff member who is a senior member of one of our department management teams. She has an advanced professional degree [...]
One Writer’s Tip to Help Women in the Workplace: Stop & Avoid “Manterrupting”
Journalist and Lean In contributor Jessica Bennett explores the phenomenon of "manterrupting" (and what we can do to stop it!). By Jessica Bennett, LeanIn.org Remember back in 2009 when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance [...]
Career Corner: The Art of Negotiating – Guest Writer Amber Cameron on Selling Yourself Short on Salary Negotiations
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 [...]
Guest Blogger: Pam Antil – Assistant City Administrator, Santa Barbara CA on Men Being Empowered at Home
By Pamela Antil - Assistant City Administrator, Santa Barbara, CA Recently, my family and I moved from Palo Alto in the San Francisco Bay Area to the central coast of California for me to accept [...]