way to prove that we offer variety due
to gender, race, and sex but there’s
nothing behind it. An emptiness and
hollow nature extend its arms around
many offices that champion diversity
but fail it as a praxis.
Singh is determined to make diversity
an action verb instead of a vacant noun.
In addition to attempting to correct
inequities of the past and promoting
women into positions of leadership,
he’s also working to close the wage gap.
Last year he increased the hourly wage
floor to $15 an hour, one of the first
government agencies in the state to do
so. Each person, not just women, who
starts in the property appraiser’s office,
will make at least $15 an hour. In the fight
for $15 happening across the country
and talk of closing the wage and wealth
gap between men and women, Singh is
working to make that goal a reality.
“Some stats show that women make
just 80 cents for every dollar earned
by a man. Not only is that unfair, it’s
an outrage and immoral,” Singh said.
“One thing that I can do as a man in this
business is to try to fix some of what’s
wrong with how we treat women in
business.”
With so many struggling just to make
ends meet; working multiple jobs for
dual and triple sources of income, Singh
has worked to improve the economic
conditions of not just women in his
office, but everyone.
Working on the frontlines in the fight for
equality in government, Singh was also
one of the first in the state to institute a
policy that offsets the taxable portion of
domestic partner health benefits.
Orlando seems like a city that’s known
for its diversity, but the statistics don’t
back that claim up. According to a
recent survey by WalletHub, Orlando
ranks 88th out of 313 of the largest
cities in the country. We’re improving,
yes, but we can always do better.
“It is interesting to watch so many leaders
misuse diversity; treating it like a flavor
of the month. It is serious business, and
We specialize in helping individuals, families, and small
business owners who are typically overlooked by the
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“Our goal is to ensure that everyone
has the tools they need to achieve the
financial future they choose.”
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With leaders like Singh in position to
guarantee that the voices of diversity
are heard, our ranking will no doubt get
better.
As Orange County continues to grow
and new opportunities arise, one of the
goals of our leaders should be to work
as hard as Singh has to guarantee that
minorities and women have a seat and a
voice at the table of leadership.
Singh is the first minority ever elected
to the office of property appraiser, and
as he enters the midway point of his
second term, he has goals to increase
the opportunities for minorities in his
office.
“There’s a lot more that I can do as a
leader to push the cause of equality for
women. I’m working and having women
around me in positions of leadership
has been important to my edification
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