The League of Women in Government is partnering once again with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) for this annual Symposium Event! We are proud to announce that through a generous donation by Siemens the event will be complimentary to those registering for the ICMA Annual Conference. Conference registration will open on June 28, 2017. Sign up here if you want to keep up to date on the program and receive an email reminding you to complete the formal registration process through ICMA on June 28th!!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
This year our Keynote Speaker is none other than Dr. Michael Kimmel, the world's most prominent male feminist! Dr. Kimmel is the SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University. Among his many books are Manhood in America, Angry White Men, The Politics of Manhood, The Gendered Society and the best seller Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. With funding from the MacArthur Foundation, he founded the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook in 2013.
A tireless advocate of engaging men to support gender equality, Kimmel has lectured at more than 300 college, universities and high schools, as well as countless private and public sector conferences. He has delivered the International Women’s Day annual lecture at the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Europe, and has worked with the Ministers for Gender Equality of Norway, Denmark and Sweden in developing programs for boys and men. He consults widely with corporations, NGOs and public sector organizations on gender equity issues.
Dr. Kimmel will speak about why gender balance is important in organizations and answer the question, "what does feminism have to do with men?"
PANEL DISCUSSION: Diversity = Organizational Advantage
Jelynne LeBlanc-Burley, Executive Vice President & Chief Delivery Officer - CPS Energy
Claudia Lujan, Assistant Human Resources Director - El Paso, TX
Michael Van Milligen, City Manager - Dubuque, IA
REGISTRATION:
Registration information will be released through the ICMA Annual Conference Online Registration on June 28, 2017. For more information or questions, please contact Info@LeagueOfWomenInGovernment.org
