By Mackenzie Ostrem This year, I made a point to genuinely connect with other women — getting to know the real stories of both familiar faces and new acquaintances. It’s one of the most energizing shifts I’ve made for myself, Read more…
The air in the interview room felt thick with expectation, a familiar pressure I’d come to know well throughout my career. I was interviewing for a leadership role at an investment firm, a position that felt like a natural next Read more…
Editor’s note: Researchers at the University of Kansas recently found that American dads are spending more time with their children today than they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. A study done by the Institute for Family Studies shows that Read more…
Event details:Thursday, June 19 | Noon to 1 p.m. | Virtual | Register for free Women have long faced disparities in accessing adequate health care, and conditions that predominantly affect women have fewer studies dedicated to them. Iowa ranks last Read more…
When Hope Jensen was studying to become a nurse practitioner, she bought textbooks on reproductive endocrinology in hopes she’d learn about women’s health in ways her coursework wasn’t providing. This was around 2007. Five years earlier, the Women’s Health Initiative, the Read more…
Jenny Steffensmeier’s journey to owning Steffensmeier Welding & Manufacturing was not easy. But it began with a love story. Her husband, Ben, owned the small business in Pilot Grove, Iowa. He learned blacksmithing and welding from a local man named Read more…
According to the Center for Disease Control, 30 states had reported a total of 935 confirmed measles cases as of May 1, 2025. The United States declared the virus eliminated in 2000, but experts say a decrease in vaccination rates has Read more…
By Malinda Shultice I’ll never forget my first day of what was intended to be a temporary and very much part-time position at a senior living community in rural Iowa. We had just moved for my husband’s job, giving me Read more…
Have you ever found yourself downplaying a significant achievement, that little voice in your head whispering that sharing it might come across as boastful? I certainly have. I remember vividly the day I received an email informing me I’d been Read more…
By Holly Stevenson Pauline Clance first introduced the term “imposter phenomenon” in a 1978 paper, yet this pervasive sense of self-doubt and fraudulence has only recently gained mainstream recognition. Over time, the term evolved into “imposter syndrome,” becoming widely used Read more…