Heidi York, Person County, NC, County Manager, shares her experience in the “Continuing the #13Percent Conversation.” Sign up to be guest writer for this series. I continue to see and hear the question posed of why are there so few female managers leading in local government organizations. This question is everywhere. And yet, if you want to … Continued
Elizabeth Vogel, Deputy Supervisor at Charter Township of Clinton, kicked off our series, “Continuing the #13Percent Conversation.” Hannah Lebovits, candidate for Uiversity Heights, Ohio, City Council, continues it by sharing her experience. Sign up to be guest writer for this series. By Hannan Lebovits (LinkedIn | Twitter | Website) The other day, my toddler asked me if Miss Frizzle is … Continued
Elizabeth Vogel, Deputy Supervisor at Charter Township of Clinton, kicks off our series, “Continuing the #13Percent Conversation.” Sign up to be guest writer. for this series. The wrong education & a job title no one understands: A young woman straightening out her crooked path to CAO By Elizabeth Vogel – ELGL Profile, LinkedIn & Twitter My path into local … Continued
ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is bloggin’ about those things that make you Laugh, Cry, and Think. He is also dishing out the #BigLocalGovBaller designation. Here’s what you missed in July. Cry T-minus 42 hours to contribute to the ELGL Diversity Dashboard Kickstarter. This is my final plug for the Diversity Dashboard. My two daughters Eleanor and Josephine … Continued
Link: Sign up as a guest writer In 2015, ELGL co-founder Kirsten Wyatt started the conversation with the article, “Glacial Pace: State of Women Managers in Local Government.” Many of you read the article and were moved to volunteer to help our efforts. The article has spread far and wide via social media and … Continued
This Friday, August 25, UNC School of Government will host its 3rd annual conference on the topic of Engaging Women in Public Service. Registration has been on a wait-list for weeks, and participants are traveling from across NC, Virginia, and South Carolina to attend the conference in Raleigh. Clearly there is energy and enthusiasm for … Continued
Unlike schools in Chapel Hill, NC we remain open for International Women’s Day. We’ll recognize the importance in women in local government and ELGL throughout the day. Below are a number of the articles, podcasts, and webinars that have influenced us. What’d we miss? Send your additions to kent@elgl.org. Media Articles Mental Floss: Marie Connolly Owens, … Continued
This is the fourth intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. She’s part of a team with Toney Thompson, Libby Seguin, and Sarah Ross Dickson. We’ve asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of … Continued
This is the second intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. Last week, we met Toney Thompson. We’ve asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of collecting better and more informative data about the … Continued
This is the second intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. Last week, we met Toney Thompson. We’ve asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of collecting better and more informative data about the … Continued
