Keep Austin weird — but not this weird

Since there’s now a female majority on the city council: Be prepared for lots of questions. Don’t present the fiscal impact first, because women "don’t want to hear about the financial argument." And remember that while "men have egos, women have wish lists." (Whatever that means.)

Most diversity training programs try to break down gender stereotypes and illuminate unconscious biases, particularly in workplaces where women and minorities are having trouble getting ahead.

But a recent training session for staffers of the city of Austin offered the opposite. It instructed them in how to deal with women now that its city council is majority female for the first time.

By Jena McGregor

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