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  2. Year: 2022
  3. Month: May

Month: May 2022

Report reveals concerning levels of abuse faced by US mayors

Posted on May 16, 2022

“As a national network for mayors, this is very concerning – both because it’s a threat to mayors’ personal safety and because of the potential to increase the already striking gender and racial parity gap …

Posted in News

Report: Nearly 95 percent of America’s mayors face harassment, threats and violence

Posted on May 16, 2022

“Mayors should not have to weigh their decision to run for office—or stay in office—based on these kinds of abhorrent threats,” said Katya Spear, managing director of the Mayors Innovation Project, about the report, “Intersectional Psychological …

Posted in News

Female mayors, mayors of color report higher rates of political violence, study finds

Posted on May 11, 2022

“As a national network for mayors, this is very concerning – both because it’s a threat to mayors’ personal safety and because of the potential to increase the already striking gender and racial parity gap …

Posted in News

An Assault on Local Democracy

Posted on May 11, 2022

New findings show that, although political violence* against mayors is common, women mayors and mayors of color face more frequent and acute incidents of political violence.

Posted in Uncategorized, Women Mayors Network

Mayors Innovative Design Cohort Update

Posted on May 5, 2022

In partnership with The American Institute of Architects, we launched the first-ever Mayors Innovative Design Cohort in September 2021. This project pairs three mayors (& city staff) to work with an architect team to help …

Posted in Mayors Innovative Design Cohort

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