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Women in Elected Office: Challenges & Opportunities in Erie County
Get PDFThis report offers a snapshot of the political landscape in Erie County with a focus on women in elected office. Women comprise 52% of Erie County\u27s total population , 49.5% of its labor force, and 53% of the county\u27s registered voters. Women current comprise nearly 33% of elected government officials with men comprising nearly 68%
Looking Toward the Future: A Review of Western New York\u27s Early Childhood System
Get PDFIn 2017, Liftoff--Western New York Early Childhood Funders for Change--wanted to better understand how the region serves its youngest residents, how other communities structure systems to improve life and learning for young children and their families, and how stakeholders across the system could come together to affect change. Together with partners across Western Yew York (including Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties), Liftoff engaged Public Sector Consultants to provide an outside, objective review of early childhood systems and programs in the region. We hope this report will be the foundation for many conversations in the months and years to come
Land Use and Zoning Law: A Citizen’s Guide
Get PDFZoning and land use decisions have major impacts on the well-being of a community. The purpose of this handbook is to help individuals and groups in Buffalo and Erie County understand land use and zoning law, terminology and procedures so they can more effectively express their concerns about proposed projects or changes in land use laws
Electric Buses for the NFTA
Get PDFThis brief discusses many reasons that the NFTA should invest in using electric buses. After explaining the differences in bus technologies, it details numerous environmental, public health, and economic benefits of electric buses. The brief closes with case studies to show how other cities and counties across the world are beginning to use electric buses
Discrimination Against Men at Work: Experiences in Five Countries
Get PDFWhile discrimination against women at work has long been a mainstream topic in research literature, only marginal attention has been paid to discrimination against men. A number of factors may be responsible for this, including change in traditional occupational roles, cultural perceptions of the ‘natures’ of men and women, and men’s own perception (or lack of perception) of discrimination. This short report investigates whether men face discrimination based on sex in the workplace. It looks at the results of Eurofound’s 2015 European Working Conditions Survey and then examines cases from five countries (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, France and the UK). Discrimination is examined in such areas as recruitment, education, healthcare-related services, working time and parenting, and sexual harassment. The cases demonstrate that men do indeed experience discrimination because of their sex. The cases appear to be more concentrated in female-dominated contexts and in instances of adjustment of working time in relation to parental duties
What are Emerging and Proven Techniques to Ensure Orientation to a Company from a Cultural and Tactical Perspective?
Get PDF[Excerpt] According to a 2017 study of 588 global executives, only 29% of executives felt that their company properly onboarded for culture. More disappointingly the same study found that 69% of new leaders felt that they had a poor grasp on how the organization works. The need to create best in class orientations is clear. New employees must go from onboarding to integration with the company quickly and seamlessly. With the rise of digital platforms and an increasingly global and remote workforce, traditional orientation practices may not make as much sense as they once did. This report will include best practices for digital onboarding techniques, orientation best practices, and case studies around new and exciting innovations in orientation
Labor Market Patterns Since 2007
Get PDF[Excerpt] The period since 2007 has been a time of significant change for labor markets. The Great Recession of 2007-2009, the longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression, caused the unemployment rate to briefly reach 10%, and labor markets have subsequently experienced a long and gradual recovery. Most labor force metrics, including the unemployment rate and various other measures of labor force underutilization, have returned to levels that have historically been consistent with full employment
The Mental Health Workforce: A Primer
Get PDF[Excerpt] Congress has held hearings and some Members have introduced legislation addressing the interrelated topics of the quality of mental health care, access to mental health care, and the cost of mental health care. The mental health workforce is a key component of each of these topics. The quality of mental health care depends partially on the skills of the people providing the care. Access to mental health care relies on, among other things, the number of appropriately skilled providers available to provide care. The cost of mental health care depends in part on the wages of the people providing care. Thus an understanding of the mental health workforce may be helpful in crafting policy and conducting oversight. This report aims to provide such an understanding as a foundation for further discussion of mental health policy
What Works? How Federal Contractors are Implementing Section 503: Executive Summary
Get PDFThis survey is part of a larger project entitled “Initial Impact of Section 503 Rules: Identifying Effective Employer Practices and Trends in Disability Violations among Federal Contractors” funded by the US Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office. The overall goal of this proposed project is to understand the initial impact of these regulations on employer practices and consequently on the employment environment for individuals with disabilities. The purpose of the survey summarized in this report is to build an understanding of contractor disability inclusive policy/practice in initially responding to Section 503 regulations. The survey is titled: What Works? How Federal Contractors Are Implementing Section 503, and is referred to as Section 503 Survey in this report