Takeaways from theSkimm’s “Back to ‘Normal’ Power Panel” By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Last month, theSkimm co-founders and co-CEOs Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg hosted a virtual panel about what the return to normal needs to look like for working women. Panelists were Tina Tchen, now ex-president and CEO of Read more…
By Seeta Mangra-Stubbs, founder and CEO, Whole Damn Woman Please do me a favor. List the things that make you or would make you feel confident in your body, your intellectual abilities, your skills, your family – anything you value. Your list need not be a certain length, and it’s Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Earlier this month, The 19th – a national nonprofit news organization that covers the intersections of gender, politics and policy – hosted its annual virtual summit. More than 50 speakers, including Billie Jean King, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Commerce Secretary Gina Read more…
By Emily Blobaum Cheltzie Miller-Bailey had big dreams when she was young – she would have her doctorate by age 30 and would become a CEO someday. Growing up in West Des Moines’ Valley Junction neighborhood in a single-parent family that lived below the poverty line, she thought that those Read more…
By Brooke Westphalen (she/her/hers), development and communications coordinator Editor’s note: Gender-specific language is used in some instances as a reflection of statistics shared and the women-centered focus of the Fearless publication. When possible, “youth” is used to be more inclusive. The author recognizes that not all people who menstruate identify as girls or Read more…
BY EMILY BLOBAUM, FEARLESS EDITOR Around the same time that Emily Steele left her job working for a community development nonprofit to get FemCity Des Moines off the ground, the state of Iowa found itself at the bottom of the list of women-owned businesses. In fact, in 2015, Iowa was ranked dead last Read more…
By Barbara Burke, deputy director of athletics, senior women’s administrator at the University of Iowa Women helping women! I am certain most women in leadership positions have either used or heard this phrase. While I am an absolute proponent of women helping women, I like to take it one step Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor On July 15, more than 36 million families across the U.S. began receiving the first round of child tax credit payments. We spoke with nonprofit leaders and one Iowa family on what the credit will mean for middle- and low-income households in the state. Background Read more…
With 45 years of business ownership under her belt, BPC Chairman Connie Wimer reflects on how she got to where she is, and shares 10 tips for success By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Connie Wimer woke up in the middle of night on Sept. 1, 1976. Usually a deep sleeper, Read more…
By Lisa Robb What has gone up more during the pandemic ― your weight or your confidence? The New York Times reported a study that showed people gained an average of about 2 pounds per month during the pandemic. Weight is easy to measure. Confidence, not so much. As a Read more…