This is the first intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. 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 race and gender of people … Continued
On February 3, 2017, we had a call with six states that wish to engage in our Local Government Diversity Dashboard data collection project. The recording of the call is below, and the summary of the discussion is as follows: ELGL is seeking volunteers (either individuals, teams of ELGL members, or MPA student teams) to … Continued
This post and project is managed by Kirsten Wyatt and Stacy Schweikhart. If you’re interested in getting involved with this project, or want to connect us with MPA program contacts send us an email and we’ll loop you in to our efforts. It should come as no surprise that we’re passionate about the #13Percent conversation. … Continued
The 2017 Women’s March is for any person, regardless of gender or gender identity, who believes women’s rights are human rights. ELGL will show our continued support for women’s rights by highlighting our #13Percent series throughout the day on Facebook and Twitter. This post is one-stop shopping for articles written by ELGL members about women’s rights. … Continued
This post initially appears in the Fall 2016 edition of the National Association of County Administrators (NACA) Journal of County Administration. It is authored by Stacy Schweikhart, the Community Information Manager for the City of Kettering, Ohio. “Each of us can make a difference. Together we make change.” -Barbara Mikulski, longest serving female member of United States … Continued
On Thursday, January 5, 2017, ELGL participated in a conference call with the Colorado Women Leading Government group to talk about how women can pay more attention to their language and tone to increase their leadership efficacy. Here’s the session information: Topic: Woman in a Meeting: How Our Language Shapes Perceptions of Women in Leadership … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Leisha Dehart-Davis, the Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Distinguished Term Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. If you are an ELGL website regular, you probably have #13percent seared onto your brain. ELGL has done a marvelous job creating awareness of the fact that there … Continued
Check out the Periscope discussion with Ben Kittelson, Kent Wyatt, and Kirsten Wyatt. Member Spotlight: Kirsten Wyatt Recognizing the ICMA Early Career Leadership Award Winner Oregon couple works for gender equality, collaboration ELGL spreads across country GovLove Features Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL Co-Founder
By Tara Smelt, Twitter On June 12, 2016, a shooting at the Orlando nightclub took place and I find myself still processing. I find myself in disbelief over what and how this happened. As I listen to the news, cautious of fact versus sensationalism, the details are convoluted in a scripted sort of way, that if … Continued
Data Download: Measures to Meaning is a five part series by Kirsten Wyatt and Stacy Schweikhart about the recently released data on the numbers of women in local government management, as collected and distributed by ICMA. Part I: The Data Download Part II: Finding Meaning in the Measures Part III: Insights and Ideas Challenge Part … Continued
