In this multi-part blog series, Julie Underwood interviews the women who were the first female manager in cities across the country. Read the first blog post here and the second post here. Family support is critical I also wanted to know if personal lives, like family and marriage, played a role in their decision to take on these demanding roles. … Continued
In this multi-part blog series, Julie Underwood interviews the women who were the first female manager in cities across the country. Read the introductory blog post online here. First, I wanted to know if they were aware that they would be the first woman in that role, if it played into their decision to apply, and if … Continued
In this multi-part blog series, Julie Underwood interviews the women who were the first female manager in cities across the country. By now, many of you know that there hasn’t been many of us in the #13percent club. And I’m making an educated guess that this number is even smaller for female police chiefs and public works directors. … Continued
Today’s #13Percent column is by Matt Bronson, City Manager for Grover Beach, California. I’ll never forget the moment in July 1999. I was only a few weeks out of graduate school working as a management fellow in the City Manager’s Office in Charlotte, North Carolina. My role included developing agendas for the weekly Leadership Team … Continued
Cindy Mitchell is a recognized leadership coach for county clerks across the country. If you’re interested in connecting with Cindy, you can learn more about her online or on Twitter. Cindy presented at the 2015 Futures Forum and she wrote to ELGL: “I recently presented at the Futures Forum… I was so stoked today with the … Continued
Conference Flashback – ELGL at NYSAC talking #13Percent by Sarah Hazel (LinkedIn and Twitter) This September, Southeast ELGL members, Brittany Bennett and Sarah Hazel headed north to beautiful Lake Placid, New York to the New York State Association of Counties Conference to talk #13percent with their members – elected and appointed county officials. Brittany and I … Continued
By Kristina Ashton, City of Fort Worth, TX, Budget Analyst, LinkedIn and Twitter As Kirsten Wyatt said in her armchair quarterbacking in January, the suggested steps we have been given heretofore are not actually gender specific. The suggested steps further reinforce the idea that women have to do everything just right while men need only have potential. … Continued
By Linda Kelly, Windsor, CA, Town Manager, (LinkedIn) Thank you City of Palo Alto – The Confidence Code In September, I had the pleasure of taking 10 of our female staff members to the 2015 Palo Alto Women’s Career Resources Lunch. It was about a two-hour, 100-mile drive each way, so the ability for all … Continued
By Bobbi Nance, Website, LinkedIn & Twitter Training has been on my mind a lot lately as I have been attending a slew of conferences. In the last three weeks, I will have presented at a national, state, regional, and local training in three different states. Knowing that my take on the #13Percent was coming, I … Continued
Ben Bryant is the Deputy City Manager for the City of Happy Valley, OR. By Ben Bryant (LinkedIn) Hi! My name is Ben and this is my first ever blog post! Addressing the lack of women who are in the top administrative job in local government is a worthy topic at an important juncture in our … Continued
