This August, we saw a number of articles focused on collaboration. We saw collaboration among women, learned about private sector collaboration for women, and even heard calls for collaboration that isn’t yet happening (Old Girls Club, where are you?).
What do you do when you’re the only person in a role? Get creative.
Being a woman is awesome but sometimes being a woman in the workforce is challenging. Particularly, when you are the only woman in a room full of men. Learn how you can avoid token woman syndrome in your agency and do your part to minimize the gender divide in the workforce.
This July, we saw a number of articles about the wage gap and parental leave policies across organizations. Unsurprisingly, a number of news outlets are also talking about women’s role in government as Hillary Clinton prepares to accept the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
No matter what career path you’re going down we all need role models. Fortunately for young women, more and more women are rising in their field, giving us all someone to look up to. Check out these awesome govie gals setting an example for the next generation.
This June, we saw a lot of articles about women in tech and leadership roles. These articles highlighted the gender disparities and offered some solutions to fix them. Check out the top five articles worth reading from this past month.
Whether you just read GovFem once a week or you’re more like me and scour the headlines every day for feminist news, chances are you could use a change of pace. So, instead of writing a post about women in government, career advice, or feminism this week, I decided to let some of the most inspirational womenRead… Read more »
It’s never easy to tell your boss “no” and it’s even harder when your reason for refusing is that ask is unconsciously discriminatory. So, how do you say no to those requests without damaging your work relationships or professional reputation?
This May, articles covered topics as varied as female representation on panels, lessons learned from crises, and biased data. However, each article emphasized the ability for change and progress, even in the face of challenges.
As you’ve probably heard, this week is Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW). It’s a week dedicated to recognizing government workers who go above and beyond to serve their city, state, or country. Of course, PSRW is definitely a week worth celebrating (if you aren’t yet, start by sending our free e-card). However, I don’t think one week is enoughRead… Read more »