For six years, the Business Record has published a survey dedicated to shining a light on issues that women face in Iowa, both at work and at home. While the survey is not scientific and different people respond every year, Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor In the Business Record’s annual survey on women’s and gender issues, 63% of respondents stated that pay inequity in Iowa is a major issue. Recent analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows that racial Read more…
By Fabiola Schirrmeister As we celebrate Women’s History Month, I want to highlight a Latina woman who is breaking barriers and leading in a field dominated by men. Her immigration story helps me remember that leadership comes with a lot Read more…
By Kim Grzywacz, sales director, CIT Signature Transportation Many good ideas are formed when taking part in casual conversation. While attending a national industry event in 2020, networking and discussing recommended books, I thought – why not have a book Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor All of the major LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations and nonprofits in the Des Moines metro are being led by women or nonbinary people, many of them having programming with a statewide reach. In two separate group Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Millennial women are experiencing some of the highest increases in health conditions that could lead to higher risks of pregnancy and childbirth complications, an analysis by Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield shows. Millennial women, who Read more…
By Tiffany O’Donnell, CEO, Women Lead Change In preparing for a presentation about new statistics on the women’s recession, I gathered three women vice presidents of a national company for whom I was presenting. Following the presentation, they were to provide their Read more…
KNOW YOUR WORTH: FEARLESS STORIES AT WORK, BY If anyone had told Munirah Khairuddin at 12 where she would be at 45, she wouldn’t have believed it. “I wanted to see the world,” Munirah says. “Malaysia wasn’t enough for me.” Read more…
By Emily Barske, Business Record Editor I have a vivid memory that has shaped how I view the world – and what I want the world to become. The memory is one of many that have made me want more Read more…
By Claire Richmond, rare disease advocate I pressed my ear to the phone and sensed my life splitting, cleaving cleanly in two: the time before I had a name for my illness, and the time after. Until that phone call, Read more…