An excerpt from ‘When My Husband Ran For President and Other Short Stories’ BY RUTH HARKIN Many Iowans may not know that Ruth Harkin was first elected to public office before her husband, former Sen. Tom Harkin. Ruth Harkin was Read more…
BY EVA MORALES Maybe you’ve heard of the phrase “chasing unicorns” before. It is defined as pursuing an unattainable object or impossible goal, especially when it diverts effort or resources away from an existing commitment or practical plan. Isn’t that Read more…
At least 40 of Iowa’s birthing units have closed since the turn of the century. Rural communities have faced the brunt of the challenge: Thirty-one of Iowa’s 99 counties don’t have a labor and delivery unit, and the closures have led to a Read more…
Miavan Feliciano is the creator of the brand MMKL Cosmetics, based out of Storm Lake, Iowa. Photo by Tar Macias / Hola Iowa. BY CHRISTINA FERNANDEZ-MORROW, FOR JEFAS: LATINAS IN BUSINESS MAGAZINE Editor’s note: Fearless will be sharing one Jefas Magazine Read more…
Photo by Ann Olson. BY MACEY SHOFROTH For many women, waiting until the American Cancer Society’s recommended age of 40 to begin yearly screening mammograms can have terrible consequences.Especially in Iowa, which has the second-highest rate of cancer in the United Read more…
Soon after graduating from business school, I got a job working at a top asset management firm in New York City. At that time, there were few women in the industry, and hybrid work arrangements didn’t even exist. However, I Read more…
An allocation of federal coronavirus-relief money means that agencies that assist Iowans who are victims of crimes will not face immediate budget cuts. That means current service levels should be able to continue. But the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Read more…
COMPILED BY EMILY BARSKE WOOD This coverage is from the Business Record’s annual survey on women’s and gender issues as part of our Fearless initiative. While nonscientific, we believe the results of this questionnaire illustrate current opinions about Iowa women’s equity Read more…
Nicole Grundmeier and her newborn daughter are pictured in January 2016. The baby is yawning and has a nursing blister on her upper lip, which can be a sign of a problematic latch. For years, I hid the fact that Read more…
BY MICHAEL MORAIN, EDITOR dsm Magazine During a recent panel discussion at the Des Moines Art Center, three distinguished panelists – journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and artists b. Robert Moore and Jordan Weber – talked about the challenges of raising biracial children in Read more…