Editor’s note: The Business Record is proud to name Macey Shofroth as our new Fearless editor. Her byline may be familiar to Fearless readers because she’s been working on freelance stories for us since last April. Macey joins Business Publications Read more…
BY NOLA CARTMILL As diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have gained traction over the past decade, they have also faced significant pushback, particularly in today’s polarized climate. Many organizations have shifted their focus away from diversity and equity in Read more…
Connection is one of our Fearless core values. We strive to connect our audience with new thoughts and perspectives in our weekly e-newsletter. Guest contributors are key to this. In 2024, we published columns about barriers to homeownership for women, Read more…
BY HARWANT KHUSH Individuals use two primary modes of communication: verbal and nonverbal. Verbal communication relies on language and words. Nonverbal communication is expressed through gestures, facial expressions, body language, tone of voice and other physical cues. Extensive research highlights the profound Read more…
Early in my career, I received a backhanded compliment that highlighted the pervasive stereotypes women face in the workplace. My leader praised my assertiveness, expressing surprise that a woman could possess such a quality. Ironically, at that point in my Read more…
Host Keesha Ward opened the 2024 My City My Health Conference with a request from the audience: Don’t just write down what you learn here today. Commit to taking at least one action to improve health equity. Health equity was Read more…
A report released Tuesday by the Iowa Women’s Foundation and Common Sense Institute Iowa (CSI Iowa) analyzed the results of a new child care pilot program and projected the program’s future economic impacts if expanded statewide. The Childcare Solutions Funds Read more…
When Carol Mefford began her nursing career 58 years ago, nurses didn’t use gloves at patients’ bedsides. It was considered rude. She graduated from college the same time Lyndon B. Johnson passed Medicare. She worked as an oncology nurse at the Read more…
Hope Ministries will open a new 100-bed center this fall that will greatly expand the organization’s abilities to serve women experiencing homelessness in Des Moines. The new facility has space for amenities the organization hasn’t been able to provide before. Read more…
By Macey Shofroth, Fearless staff writer Mary Harris had only been selling her food at Home Slice for two weeks before her signature cinnamon rolls became the talk of the region. Harris owns Taste of Comfort, through which she sells Read more…