Let’s shift it in to top gear for another #ELGL15 sponsor: Portland Bureau of Transportation! The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) keeps Portlanders moving by planning, building, managing, and maintaining an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses access and mobility. An active supporter of the #13Percent movement, PBOT highlights the Women in Maintenance who … Continued
Rae Buckley works for the Town of Chapel Hill, NC as the Assistant to the Manager for Organizational and Strategic Initiatives. By Rae Buckley, LinkedIn and Twitter “We believe that anyone with a passion for public service can become a member, and understand there is no longer one path to leadership.” – Quote from the ELGL “About” … Continued
By Kristin Donald, MBA, Finance Manager at Apex Park and Recreation District When I first saw the research done on the 13 percent, I did not want to believe it. I have spent most of my career in state and local government and when I sat down and thought about it I had met or worked for … Continued
By: Megan Doherty, Principal Planner at Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department Connect: Twitter and LinkedIn In preparation for my #13Percent guest post, I revisied past articles and caught up on past discussion. As I did so, I noticed a common theme – each of us has been lucky to be positively influenced by at least one strong woman. Most … Continued
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] #13Percent: Engaging the #87Percent By Stacy Schweikhart (LinkedIn and Twitter) The #13percent conversation is a vital one and, at times, a tough one. Early on in my engagement with the campaign, a male supporter of the cause suggested that centering the message on #13percent isolated men who wanted to be involved in … Continued
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Women in the Holler: Fixing the 13% Problem is Critical in Rural Areas, Too Today’s 13Percent post is written by Emily Edmonds (web and LinkedIn) Although I hate to perpetuate the “backwards country” stereotype of the types of places in which I was born and raised, I felt it was important … Continued
The Case for More Racially Diverse Public Service Leaders by Deepti P. I remember exactly how it felt when I was staring at the piece of paper prompting me to write down that number. I paused. I looked around. Was anyone looking at me? Why do I have to do this? Writing down the eight digits … Continued
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Kathy Lang is the IT Manager for the Environmental Services Department at the City of San José. She is responsible for daily technology operations and strategic planning for the department. Kathy has worked in technology for San José for over 20 years. We the People By Kathy Lang, City of San … Continued
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]This week’s #13Percent post comes to us from Simone Rede (LinkedIn) who is a Senior Management Auditor at Metro. She has been called “bossy” for as long as she can remember. Leading Out Loud (LOL): Releasing others’ potential through conscious awareness By Simone Rede I consider myself a professional consumer of … Continued
“This is NOT the race article I’d been mentally writing for the past six weeks..” Kim Sandoval begins in this post she wrote on diversity and racism in the wake of the shooting in Charleston that killed nine people in a historic African-American Church. Kim shares the lessons she’s choosing to take away from this tragic event. … Continued
