#13Percent: The Role of the Elected Official with Rafael Baptista

Posted on January 30, 2015

We’re committed to keeping the #13Percent issue at the forefront of local government discussions.  Periodically, we’ll post “From My Perspective” blog posts from ELGL members on the topic of women in local government leadership.   Here’s a post from SE ELGL Project Manager Rafael Baptista. Baptista is a soon to graduate MPA candidate at UNC...

1984 with Carmen Mays, City of Spartanburg, SC

Posted on January 29, 2015

Report: Glass Ceiling Still Strong in Local Government More than 215 professionals have registered for the upcoming Webinar: Women in Local Government. The event is a sell out and we have started a wait list. Based on the registration numbers, it’s clear that the issue is not only a female issue, but an issue of how local...

Facebook Goes Down, People Call 911

Posted on January 28, 2015

Earlier this week, while a brutal nor'easter was ravaging the East Coast, a handful of panicked citizens in San Francisco called 911. What was their emergency, you ask? Oh nothing much -- Facebook and Instagram were down, that's all. The breathless calls (five in total) prompted one dispatcher to send out this message on social...