By Emily Barske, Business Record editor A few weeks ago I saw an Instagram post about what we celebrate. The post said we often put a lot into celebrating what our society deems the big things: graduations, engagement, marriage, pregnancies, Read more…
By Emily Kestel The University of Iowa was recognized as a national leader in gender representation in leadership in a January 2022 study by the Eos Foundation. The study, called “The Women’s Power Gap at Elite Universities: Scaling the Ivory Read more…
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Editor’s note: A leaked draft opinion obtained and published by Politico last week showed that the Supreme Court has voted to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, the 49-year precedent that protected the constitutional right to abortion. Chief Read more…
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Representation and inclusion of all women in leadership positions continues to be an issue that businesses and organizations are dealing with. In our first Fearless Focus event of the year, we spoke with five women across Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. If asked who my female heroes were when I was growing up, I would probably have said Joan of Arc, Frida Kahlo or Amelia Earhart – historical figures I admired Read more…
By Emily Kestel As of May 2, I’ve been alive for a quarter of a century. In that time, I’ve had plenty of ups, and a fair share of downs. I’ve learned what I like and what I don’t. I Read more…
By Joey Beech Does your gut tighten when the market report comes up? Do you quickly scroll past or turn the channel when the red stock charts appear? There are a lot of upsetting things happening in the world. It Read more…
Thoughts ahead of Fearless Focus event on leadership By Emily Kestel Representation matters – especially in leadership. The latest data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shows that in Iowa’s private sector, women held 30% of executive-level leadership positions and Read more…
By Emily Kestel Position: sexual assault forensic response coordinator, Office of the Attorney General of Iowa Hometown: Des Moines Family: Husband Chad and daughter Evie, 7 Education: Truman State University Age: 43 Contact: sara.hulen@ag.iowa.gov In 2021, the Iowa Legislature passed Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. For many years, I worked on Wall Street in the financial industry. One day, I received an invitation to be interviewed on national television about a topic in my area Read more…