Gender & City Employment – The Controversy Continues
So, Vikki Kratz calls me and asks me what I think about the Mayor hiring another man. I say, you can't look at...
Gender (and Race and Disability): Preliminary information
The Affirmative Action subcommittee had their first meeting on the "gender resolutions". The two resolutions asked them to research and report (by Feb...
Gender Resolutions, Expanded and Supported.
The Affirmative Action Commission, not only liked my resolutions, they expanded the scope of the information that they thought would be helpful to the...
Gender Watch: Still no change.
Men are still being appointed to City Committees 2 times for every 1 woman.Of the appointments submitted on May 15th that we will be...
Gender, Managers and Salaries
In my quest for knowledge about the role of gender in employment for the City of Madison, I have some more information. ...
Still Not Convinced.
Yesterday, the Council members were emailed a new version of the Public Nuisance Ordinance. I also attended a Community Meeting in the Darbo...
Random Monday Morning thoughts
Gender, City's Hiring Practices, Schools, Affordable Housing and more . . .Gender - Paul Soglin has some comments about a news article about the...
Throw the Landlords in Jail! Not.
Alder Tim Bruer has an ordinance that would charge landlords for too many police or building inspection calls to their property and if they...
More on the City of Madison and Gender
It's not just the City of Madison employees, based on current appointments posted on the web today:Of the 805 appointments to the 88 Standing...
Gender in City Hall
I made a comment about gender in City Hall the other day. Of course, people immediately freaked out and said that I was...
Fingerprinted to Live in City of Madison Public Housing
This afternoon, a man came in to the Tenant Resource Center/Social Justice Center with a letter he wanted to show me. He wanted to...