By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Women’s involvement and representation in the field of finance and money management is growing, thanks to a variety of factors. To start, women generally live longer than men. Roughly 70% of the assets in U.S. Read more…
Thoughts ahead of Fearless Focus event on leadership By Emily Kestel As part of last year’s Fearless Focus event on leadership, panelists talked about the personal and systemic barriers that women leaders continue to face and what can be done Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. More than 1,000 Iowans from across the state gathered in Des Moines April 6-8 for three days of poetry readings and workshops at a new event called Poetry Palooza. I Read more…
Annual Fearless survey: Awareness of gender equity issues is improving post-pandemic, now action needs to happen By Emily Kestel There may never be a definitive answer to what gender equity truly looks like in practice. Countless factors are at play Read more…
By Rachel Manuel Bruns While we see regular news coverage about challenges accessing maternal health care in Iowa and the related racial disparities, I rarely see the mention of higher cesarean rates as a relevant factor in these disparities. April Read more…
Fifth in-person LadyLike summit to be held on April 15 By Emily Kestel As Lindsey White stepped to the podium to give opening remarks at the 2022 LadyLike Summit, she took a deep breath and looked into the crowd. She Read more…
10 stories of leadership, perseverance and authenticity Interviews by Emily Kestel, Fearless editor | Portraits by Jami Milne, Ballet Des Moines creative director What is it we see when we look at each other? When we really look at the Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What strengths do women bring to the table? Intuition. They have the ability to think pretty complex about ideas and projects and consider a lot of angles and Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What inspires you in life? Injustices inspire me. When I’m able to see a path where I can help remove barriers and help be part of the change Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What characteristics do you admire in other women? I love when women lift each other up. We are told so often to tear each other down or this Read more…