By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor A few weeks ago, I published takeaways from Iowa State University’s Women’s Week series. Last month on the other side of the state, the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa hosted a similar series, focusing on topics including work-life management, women in Read more…
By Emily Barske, Business Record editor When it comes to sexual assault prevention, colleges have often focused on telling people to be safe – in other words, how to not become a victim – but have less often focused on how to prevent people from becoming perpetrators of sexual violence. Read more…
By Emily Barske, Business Record editor Like many in the medical field, when asked to explain what she does, Delrae Hennessy first tells people what the acronym for her job title means. “SANE” stands for sexual assault nurse examiner, she’d explain. And then she’d go on to tell them that Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Discriminatory actions and comments are often clear and apparent. But it’s also important to address the seemingly smaller, daily instances of comments that showcase biases known as microaggressions. Kevin Nadal, a psychology professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, defines microaggressions as “the Read more…
As told to Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Bopha Mom-Baccam has been a Re/Max real estate agent for two years alongside her husband, Sullivan. This interview, which has been formatted to be entirely in her own words, has been edited and condensed for clarity. In the real estate world, there’s not Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Thank you to everyone who took our annual women and gender issues survey! We had just under 200 people provide feedback specifically on the Fearless initiative and newsletter. In the spirit of transparency, I want to give a brief overview of the feedback we received Read more…
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, one thing has remained the same: Women are still not 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 and gender wage gaps are still deep. When looking at 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 of sacrifice and hard work. Isamar Caro Gonzalez was born 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 club to further these discussions? My goal for attending has Read more…