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 under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” 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 in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 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 can come in many forms – in our bodies, our 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 action by the Governor, legislature, communities and employers to reduce 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 frequently second-guessed my knowledge and held back in conversations. Over 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 at tables where decisions are made about how the communities 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 City Pride. Karen Mackey, executive director, Sioux City Human Rights Read more…
By Harwant Khush, research consultant, Tero International “Some people try to be tall by cutting off the heads of others.” – P. Yogananda Gaslighting is a psychological concept to signify emotional and mental abuses that people inflict to gain control and dominance over others. These abuses are hidden because they do not leave physical Read more…
By Emily Barske, Business Record editor A few weeks ago I saw an Instagram post about what we celebrate. The post said we often put a lot into celebrating what our society deems the big things: graduations, engagement, marriage, pregnancies, children, big career moves. But we don’t always put as Read more…
By Emily Kestel The University of Iowa was recognized as a national leader in gender representation in leadership in a January 2022 study by the Eos Foundation. The study, called “The Women’s Power Gap at Elite Universities: Scaling the Ivory Tower,” examines the 130 public and private universities across the Read more…