In latest Business Record survey results, see what 20 Iowa businesses and organizations are offering By Emily Kestel, graphics by Lauren Burt For decades, women have generally worked in environments designed by men, for men. Standard office temperatures are based Read more…
Annual Fearless survey: 80% of Iowa women say they’re burned out and top issues include child care, pay equity, harassment By Emily Kestel Since 2016, the Business Record has published a survey dedicated to shining a light on issues that Read more…
By Emily Kestel Say you’re in an all-staff meeting the day after a poor quarterly sales earning report comes out. The mood in the room is tense, but nobody’s mentioning it, preferring instead to focus on the sales team’s wins Read more…
By Emily Kestel Despite controlling a sizable chunk of the wealth in the United States and often serving as primary financial decision-makers in households, women face many systemic and personal barriers when it comes to financial empowerment. For starters, there’s a Read more…
By Nataliya Boychenko Stone, employee benefits consultant, shareholder, Holmes Murphy Editor’s note: This column first appeared on the Holmes Murphy blog. Nataliya Boychenko Stone was part of the Business Record’s 2020 Women of Influence class. As I watch the tragedy Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. Recently, someone asked me to be a part of a very worthwhile civic project and I heard the word “yes” coming out of my mouth even though the words going Read more…
By Emily Kestel 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 women often lack opportunities to sit Read more…
By Brittany Heard, lead adviser, Foster Group Clients are more interested than ever in aligning their investments with their beliefs and values. This may be correlated to the fact that people are more likely to work in jobs that they Read more…
Tell us about a time you were fearless. I’ve done hard things before. I moved to New Mexico at 21 years old by myself. I worked as a hospital chaplain, repeatedly walking into the worst moments of strangers’ lives. I Read more…
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor One year ago, vaccinations against COVID-19 were just becoming widely available. Health care workers were optimistic that the public would largely accept the vaccine and the light at the end of the tunnel was nearing. Read more…