When I was a child, my English professor aunt and my book-loving mom gave my sister and me their own set of Nancy Drew mysteries. As we turned the dog-eared pages of these books, we were mesmerized by Nancy’s ability Read more…
The first woman to publicly accuse former U.S. national team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse is the Chrysalis Foundation’s 2023 ‘Inspired’ keynote speaker. Almost six years later, she is still leading armies of survivors. Rachael Denhollander, a lawyer, former Read more…
Katie Shawver joined the Knoxville Municipal Airport as its manager six months ago, but her experience with aviation and flying began 20 years ago. Growing up in Las Vegas, she was fascinated by Thunderbirds air shows and trained to be a pilot Read more…
Iowa’s law requiring representation of women in government is in jeopardy, and advocates say that ditching its nearly four-decades-old provisions would be a mistake. The state started in the 1980s requiring that appointments to state boards and commissions result in Read more…
On Sept. 10, Connie Wimer, founder and chairman of Business Publications Corp., the parent company of the Business Record, went skydiving to support Above + Beyond Cancer. Over the past month, 18 Central Iowa leaders in business, health, philanthropy, government Read more…
Before Oprah was the powerhouse businesswoman and media guru she is today, she was hired to co-anchor the evening news for a Baltimore TV station. The show failed on many accounts and she was criticized (notably, her white male co-anchor escaped most Read more…
BY KIM GRZYWACZ, SALES DIRECTOR, CIT SIGNATURE TRANSPORTATION In 2021, I found myself looking at all I had accomplished, participated in, been asked to be a part of, and I thought to myself, “Who is this person? I do not recognize Read more…
QUESTION: What will it take for women to achieve gender parity in leadership positions? Barbara Quijano Decker, Executive director, Catholic Charities – Des Moines, IowaChanges in our leadership culture, business models and in education. Valuing qualities that demonstrate how women are Read more…
Editor’s note: As part of our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Fearless profiled a Latina who moved to Iowa from New York to work as a counselor at the Urbandale Community School District. She is empowering the next generation of Read more…
When an Iowa family cannot find suitable child care, it’s bad news for the family. But the ripple effects of that unmet need stretch much further. Panelists discussing Iowa’s child care crisis emphasized the issue’s broad relevance at an Aug. Read more…