Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Aline Alves da Costa, Content Creator at the Wyoming Liberty Group. You can connect with her via LinkedIn, Twitter or follow her life adventures on IG. What I’m reading:. I am reading Green Lights by Matthew McConaughey, I am reading The Power of showing up (a great book for parents!), … Continued
Study Title: Managerial Experiences of Women City Managers in the United States Principal Investigator: Dr. Sebawit G. Bishu To understand why women are underrepresented in leadership roles in government it is essential to study the lived experiences of the women occupying these roles. Doing so can enlighten government and leadership about ways to address barriers that women encounter, consequently … Continued
Today’s #MorningBuzz is by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware – “The First Town in the First State”. Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Doing: Thanks to Nick Smith, I am learning Spanish What I’m Listening To: My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams What I’m Watching: The … Continued
This year’s ELGL Diversity Dashboard survey launched on June 17, 2020 and since then, we’ve received 167 responses! Although the survey will continue to be available for new responses for the next few months, it’s interesting to see what kind of data we’ve received so far. This post on respondent age is the first in … Continued
July 14, 2020 – ELGL members Leisha Dehart-Davis and Kimberly Nelson’s “Near the Top Project” is available from Cambridge University Press for two weeks for free. Click here to view this publication You can also listen to Leisha and Kimberly’s GovLove podcast on their research: Click here to listen to GovLove
We are looking for state-level champions to encourage completion of the ELGL/CivicPulse Diversity Dashboard survey. Serving in this role is easy: you will interact with other state champions to find new ways to engage people in your state to take and share the survey. We’ll use a Slack channel, check in calls, and social media … Continued
Outreach Tools ELGL’s Diversity Dashboard measures the demographic data of local government leaders, and reports that information in a real-time dashboard. No matter your favorite quote about data collection, the gist is the same: when you’re paying close attention to trends, you’re better suited to solve or fix a challenge. We know that local government … Continued
Thanks to targeted outreach, the month of May saw more data points in the Diversity Dashboard from Michigan and Oregon. Learn more here!
This guest blog is by Peter Kobak. Connect with Peter on Twitter and LinkedIn! In many American cities, race is a primary indicator of a person’s success. What would it take for that to not be the case? Dr. Farris Muhammad, the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the City of Peoria, Illinois, believes that … Continued
ELGL’s Diversity Dashboard measures the demographic data of local government leaders, and reports that information in a real-time dashboard. ELGL relies on grassroots outreach through our members and network to distribute the quick and easy survey that asks about demographics of the chief administrative officer (CAO) and assistant chief administrative officer (ACAO) in a local … Continued
