By Drew McLellan When I held my infant daughter Kelsey for the first time, I distinctly remember pressing my lips to her forehead and thinking, “I will protect you forever.” I had never done this parenting thing before, and it took me a while to accept that I actually couldn’t protect her Read more…
By Erik Dominguez On May 14, when I was recognized with the Inspiring Advocate for Women Award at the Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa’s Inspiring Women of Iowa event, I walked up to the stage with a thought I couldn’t ignore: I have not always been an advocate for women. Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Editor’s note: This article is a continuation of the Business Record’s 2021 women’s and gender survey results. We recognize that there are many opinions and ideas around this topic, but for the purpose of this story, we’ve only included ideas detailed in the survey responses. If Read more…
By Courtney Reyes, One Iowa executive director June always rushes in with rainbows and LGBTQ folks on panels. The One Iowa team is full force in training more people than ever. This influx in June is welcome, but we know that we must continue the conversation of LGBTQ liberation all Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor As a leadership consultant at Sarah Noll Wilson, Gilmara Vila Nova-Mitchell has plenty of experience working with executives and leadership teams – many of them majority-male – on taking existing policies and practices and reworking them to be more equitable for women. At our May Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Editor’s note: This article is a continuation of the Business Record’s 2021 women’s and gender survey results. We recognize that there are many opinions and ideas around this topic, but for the purpose of this story, we’re only including ideas detailed in the survey responses. Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor At an event held both virtually and in person at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, four Iowans were honored at the fifth annual Inspiring Women of Iowa ceremony May 14. The event, which was organized by the Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, honored Read more…
By Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi It’s no secret that despite progress in equalizing gender-based child care roles, women are still primarily responsible for locating and facilitating child care arrangements for their children. When those arrangements fell apart during the pandemic, women were more likely to stay home with kids who Read more…
By Jodi Selby, vice president – senior risk operations and compliance manager; and Jayme Fry, vice president – commercial relationship manager, Bankers Trust When you think about career development or professional development opportunities, what comes to mind? Most often it’s trainings, conferences, professional organizations and master’s programs. But when you Read more…
A conversation with a former and a current nonprofit executive director on making space for women of color in leadership By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor On Sept. 2, 2020, Laurie Schipper addressed a two-page letter to Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence board members. “It has been a challenging and reactive Read more…