By Emily Kestel Last month the Business Record hosted its second virtual event within the Fearless Focus series. Throughout our conversation, we talked about what confidence means, what it looks like, and how to strengthen it in ourselves and others. Read more…
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Editor’s note: While the Business Record is apolitical, we report on governmental decisions that affect business. Through our Fearless initiative, we believe it’s imperative to talk about policy related to gender and family issues. This Read more…
By Leah Gutknecht, Title IX officer, University of Northern Iowa Title IX states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination Read more…
By Emily Kestel Fifty years ago this month, Title IX was signed into law as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. It reads, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation Read more…
Thoughts ahead of Fearless Focus event on confidence By Emily Kestel From imposter syndrome to harmful effects of social media to social norms we learn as kids, women often find themselves on a constant journey to improving their confidence. Confidence Read more…
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor In 2021, Gov. Kim Reynolds created the Child Care Task Force to address Iowa’s child care crisis. Its 18 members were tasked with developing comprehensive recommendations that would be used as “a foundation for potential Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. When I first finished my MBA and began a career in financial services, I was often hesitant to offer my own opinion. Surrounded by many experienced and accomplished professionals, I Read more…
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Since the beginning of the Fearless initiative, we’ve been adamant about connection being one of its core values. Women are often seen as the glue that holds communities together, but they often lack opportunities to sit Read more…
Count the Kicks app, started in Iowa, hopes to decrease preventable stillbirths throughout the US By Emily Barske, Business Record editor For Emily Price, the work of Count the Kicks is personal. It saved her son’s life. In 2010, she Read more…
By Emily Kestel To help kick off Pride Month, we asked leaders in the LGBTQ community throughout the state about the barriers they continue to face and how to best support them. We talked with: Jewell Amos, interim president, Iowa Read more…