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Municipal Equation is a podcast about cities and towns in changing times.

Brought to you by the N.C. League of Municipalities.

Host, producer, music: Ben Brown. 

Oct 10, 2017

Women are the majority of the United States, but only a slice of government leadership. On this episode, we talk with women working to turn the dial with research, myth-busting, confidence-building and a business case. (Tai chi, too.) We hear from the heads of the League of Women in Government, the president of N.C. Women in Municipal Government, and other local government officials who see positive trends but a lot of work to do. Oh, but first, we have to check in with a mayor and his mother who just made national TV.

League of Women in Government http://leagueofwomeningovernment.org

Morrisville, N.C., Council Member Liz Johnson (N.C. Women in Municipal Government President) http://www.townofmorrisville.org/index.aspx?nid=426

1976 ICMA report on women in the profession https://icma.org/sites/default/files/Women%20in%20the%20Profession%20Task%20Force%20Final%20Report%20July%201976.pdf

ELGL's Local Government Diversity Dashboard Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/227502422/local-government-diversity-dashboard

Rebecca Ryan - http://rebeccaryan.com

"Spotlight on Clayton" with Mayor Jody McLeod and Mother Mayor https://youtu.be/x7n_ypVLvsU

"The Mayor" promo with Mayor McLeod https://youtu.be/nePEnMR0RfM

That old workplace film reel https://youtu.be/kxnVs-iZKlk