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LWG Interview with Opal Mauldin-Jones, City Manager – Lancaster, TX and 2018 League of Women in Government Leadership Trailblazer Award Winner

LWG Interview with Opal Mauldin-Jones, City Manager - Lancaster, TX and 2018 League of Women in Government Leadership Trailblazer Award Winner By League CAO, Pamela Antil & League President, Ashley Jacobs On September 22, 2018, the League of Women in Government announced the winner of the first-ever Leadership Trailblazer Award. The League created this award [...]

Editor2020-12-10T13:09:40-08:00October 3rd, 2018|Exclusives, Featured, Guest Blog Posts, Share Your Story, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Want Equality? Make New Dads Stay Home

Want Equality? Make New Dads Stay Home: Mandatory paternity leave would help close the wage gap and strengthen family bonds By Joanne Lipman, former chief content officer of Gannett and editor-in-chief of USA Today When Jeremy Doyle and his wife had a baby boy last year, he took 12 weeks of paternity leave. Not many new [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:13-07:00October 1st, 2018|Exclusives, Featured, Share Your Story, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Keynote Speaker Joanne Lipman Will Share Groundbreaking Solutions For Handling Gender Inequality in the Workplace at the 3rd Annual Symposium…Here are just a few of them

Joanne Lipman on Solutions For Handling Gender Inequality in the Workplace....Want to purchase a copy of Joanne's best-selling book for half the cover cost? Scroll down to the bottom of this page and click the "ADD TO CART" button. __________ NJ Goldston, Forbes.com (reprinted with permission) Right in the midst of the explosive Harvey [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:13-07:00September 21st, 2018|Exclusives, Featured, Gender Balance & Advocacy, Guest Blog Posts, Share Your Story, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Announcing the Finalists for the 2018 League of Women in Government Leadership Trailblazer Award

Announcing the Finalists for the 2018 League of Women in Government Leadership Trailblazer Award By LWG Editor The League of Women in Government and the National Research Center, Inc. jointly announced the finalists for the 2018 Leadership Trailblazer Award. Announcing the winners, League President, Ashley Jacobs added, "Of the fifty-six amazing nominees from across [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:12-07:00August 27th, 2018|Exclusives, Featured, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Today’s Infographic: The Underrepresentation of Women in Leadership & Management

Today's Infographic: The Underrepresentation of Women in Leadership & Management The first step in overcoming the massive problem of under-representation of women in leadership and management is recognition. The Infographic prepared by ICMA and the League of Women in Government tells the story of failure across all sectors to harness the power of gender equality. Ensuring the equal participation of [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:11-07:00August 15th, 2018|#GenderBalance, Cool Infographics, Exclusives, Featured|Comments Off

LWG Interview with Jane Brautigam, City Manager – Boulder, CO on the Importance of Embracing Your Career

LWG Interview with Jane Brautigam, City Manager - Boulder, CO on Being the Next ICMA President Elect, Social Resilience and the Importance of Embracing Your Career By LWG Editor League CAO, Pam Antil recently spoke with newly selected ICMA President Elect Jane Brautigam (City Manager, Boulder, CO). Pam and Jane spoke about the concept of [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:11-07:00July 26th, 2018|Exclusives, Featured, Guest Blog Posts|Comments Off

LWG Interview: All You Need To Know About The Northwest Women’s Leadership Academy

LWG Interview: All You Need To Know About The Northwest Women's Leadership Academy By LWG Editor The NW Women’s Leadership Academy is an exciting pilot program officially sponsored by the Washington City-County Management Association (WCMA) to advance women from a variety of backgrounds in local government into leadership roles. League CAO, Pam Antil sat down with [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:11-07:00July 5th, 2018|Exclusives, Featured, Guest Blog Posts, Uncategorized|Comments Off

LWG Interview with Kimiko Black Gilmore, Chairperson – 2018 Kansas University Inspiring Women in Public Administration Conference

LWG Interview with Kimiko Black Gilmore, Chairperson - 2018 Kansas University Inspiring Women in Public Administration Conference By LWG Editor The Inspiring Women in Public Administration Conference (#IWPA18) brings together over 250 attendees each year for a day of skills-building, connection and renewal. #IWPA seeks to inspire and support women working in public service to [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:10-07:00June 26th, 2018|Exclusives, Featured, Guest Blog Posts, Uncategorized|Comments Off

HOW ONE COMMUNITY IS WORKING TOWARDS PAY EQUITY

HOW ONE COMMUNITY IS WORKING TOWARDS PAY EQUITY By Shelley Beiting, Executive Director, Columbus Women's Commission The Columbus (Ohio) Women’s Commission, chaired by First Lady Shannon Ginther, is an advisory body to Mayor Andrew J. Ginther. The Commission works to advance the economic well-being of women in our community; is focused on key issues, and directly [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:10-07:00May 31st, 2018|Exclusives, Featured, Guest Blog Posts|Comments Off

Career Corner: GovHR USA President, Heidi Voorhees’ Best Tips for Developing a Resume

GovHR USA President, Heidi Voorhees' Best Tips for Developing a Resume By Heidi Voorhees, President, GovHR USA I’ve had the opportunity to review thousands of resumes in my career as an executive recruiter. I am often asked about what candidates should include or avoid in their resumes. These are my Top 10 Tips: Develop a chronological [...]

Editor2019-07-09T22:23:10-07:00May 16th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off