ELGL continues the #13Percent focus on racial diversity in the local government workforce. Race Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum by Casie Yoder, City of Decatur, GA, penned our first entry. Today we hear from Brittany Bennett, Self Help.
By: Ashley Jacobs, Assistant County Administrator, Aiken County, SC Connect: LinkedIn
This is the next installment in Kim Sandoval’s “Push/Pull” study. Kim surveyed people who had left the local government workforce. She hopes to learn the reasons why people leave, to tease out some of the possible impediments to achieving more diversity in local government leadership.
By Nancy Newton, Assistant County Executive/COO at Sacramento County, Connect: LinkedIn
Let’s spend a lazy Saturday morning making some more #13Percent memes. Here’s a handy link; tweet your creations to @ELGL50 and we’ll send some cool ELGL swag to today’s favorites.
Over the past few months we’ve had great contributions from guest bloggers to the #13Percent conversation on the lack of growth in the number of women in local government. Now we want to expand the #13Percent conversation to include racial diversity and need you to lead the discussion!
Today’s guest #13Percent post is by Susie Aguilar, a Management Analyst with the Western Municipal Water District. Learn more about Susie online here.
This week’s #13Percent post is from Christina Goodrich, Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator and Plant Manager for Pinellas County Utilities in Clearwater, Florida.
The #13Percent initiative is sweeping the country with mentions in Governing Magazine and GovExec. We’ll continue to highlight the lack of diversity in local government and hope that you’ll help us raise awareness by sharing the #13Percent initiative with colleagues, on social media, and in conversations.
Report: Glass Ceiling Still Strong in Local Government 30 years and no change in the percent (13%) of women managers in local government. It’s time for a change. We’re asking you for your perspective and ideas for action. In the next several months, we’ll introduce a series of initiatives to address the 13 percent issue. … Continued
