By Danielle Smid, attorney, BrownWinick As a part of the #MeToo movement and litigation that ensued therefrom, employers learned quickly that implementing a strict anti-harassment policy and harassment training for their workforce is imperative in preventing workplace harassment. But harassment Read more…
By Emily Barske, Business Record editor The #MeToo movement is often associated with the downfall of powerful men who for too long abused their authority and influence to harass or assault others, often women. But the movement also gave rise Read more…
By Emily Kestel Right now, only 24 companies in the Fortune 500 are led by women. When you break it down by race, just four of those female CEOs are women of color. Women as a group make 83 cents Read more…
Photos and words by Emily Kestel If anything, I am my mother’s daughter. If I tell her, “I’m going camping for a few days by myself next month,” she won’t say, “Alone?! What are you, nuts?” or “You should really Read more…
By Emily Kestel In 2013, Kirsten Anderson was fired from her job as a communications director of the Iowa Senate Republican caucus seven hours after formally complaining about repeated harassment and retaliatory behavior by colleagues at the Capitol. She then Read more…
By Emily Kestel In 2009, journalist Laura Ling and a colleague were violently apprehended by North Korean soldiers along the Chinese border while working on a documentary about North Korean defectors. They were charged with trespassing and “hostile acts” and Read more…
Thoughts ahead of our Fearless Focus conversation on risk-taking By Emily Kestel For our last two Fearless Focus events, we’ve talked with women leaders across the state about leadership and confidence. Those conversations serve as a perfect segue for our Read more…
By Megan Brown-Saldana, executive director, Lead(h)er Mentorship is problem-solving expertise or insight and is a medium in which, with the right influence, you can do anything. I was matched with my first formal mentor, Amber, at 28 years old through Read more…
By Emily Kestel Imagine pulling open the door to a small neighborhood bakery. The homey smell of yeast, butter, sugar and spices gently wafts through the air. You peruse the counters for freshly baked sourdough bread and pie to take Read more…
By Emily Kestel We’ve all been to business industry conferences where schedules are packed-to-the-gills with sessions on strategies, innovations and words of wisdom. The first-ever FemCity Des Moines Beyond Business Conference went, well, beyond that. The conference, which was geared Read more…