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What Works for Women at Work Series: Maternal Wall
Learn how to navigate assumptions that are often triggered by motherhood 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 [...]
Welcome to the League of Women in Government!
Welcome! We're glad you found your way to our new website. 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 [...]
Best 4 Questions for Your Mentor
By Jo Miller, Founding Editor of Be Leaderly.com Have conversations with your mentor gotten a bit repetitive lately? Perhaps you approached someone you admire, and bravely asked that person to become your mentor. And they [...]
What Works for Women Series: The Tightrope
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 [...]
What Works for Women Series: Prove it Again
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 [...]
Guest Blogger Mary Van Milligen on How Does ‘Helping’ Impact Your Future?
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 [...]