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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember McCray
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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Baltimore City Workgroup on Women in Public Safety
For the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Workgroup on Women in Public Safety; providing for the composition and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study certain matters related to the recruitment, hiring, training, retention, mentorship, and promotions of women in Baltimore City public safety agencies; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on or before a certain date; providing for a special effective date; providing for the termination of this Ordinance; and generally relating to the advancement of women in public safety professions.
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Female representation in the nation’s approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies has remained static at around 12% for over 25 years. Evaluating the promotional process, that 12% is even smaller as women make up just 3% of police executive leadership positions. This trend follows suit in other emergency agencies. Statistics from the organization Women in Fire show that women in fire and emergency medical service organizations make up just 3.7% of their industry’s workforce in the United States, with women of color accounting for only 1 in 5 women within the profession.
Unfortunately, the Baltimore Police Department’s and the Baltimore...
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