BY CAROLINE SIEBELS-LINDQUIST, FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR Iowa’s government officials and advocacy organizations continue to look for solutions to the state’s child care crisis. On April 9, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law House File 2514, which ensures that children of child care workers are eligible for the state child care assistance Read more…
A late-night panic attack in my laundry room forced me to confront the cost of success and redefine what it meant for my life. BY AMY STRUTT, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR I was standing in my laundry room in the middle of the night, doing laundry because I couldn’t sleep. My mind Read more…
BY LINDSEY GIARDINO, FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR When Deniz Franke first came to the United States, she asked her university adviser what the hardest class was. The answer? Finance. “I took that as a challenge,” Franke said. “After graduating in the 1980s, the financial advising profession was an emerging field, and its Read more…
BY SHANNON WOODS, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR I’m paid to make difficult decisions. Some come with multimillion-dollar risk or reward. Other choices influence people’s daily lives and their futures. As a chief legal, compliance and strategy leader, I’m energized by opportunities to make a recognizable impact. As a woman in my field, Read more…
BY KEYAH LEVY, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Excitement. New vision. New life. Every birth story begins with hope. It begins with anticipation, and a love for someone who hasn’t been held yet. It assumes that bringing a new life into the world will be safe, supported and celebrated. Yet, for too many Read more…
Compiled by Macey Shofroth and Emily Barske Wood More than two-thirds of Iowa women say they have experienced gender bias at work, according to a recent Business Record survey. Respondents noted challenges related to child care, not being taken seriously and wage disparities as some of the main causes of Read more…
BY MOLLY GOSSELINK, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Years ago, I read a book that resonated with me and has continued to ground me when the world seems a little upside down. It was about finding purpose in your life and using it as your guiding principle, or North Star. If you’re up Read more…
BY HANNAH INMAN, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR I remember vividly when I found out that I’d be adding mom to my list of other roles — wife, daughter, sister, employee, friend. Of course, I was elated. But once the excitement and butterflies settled down, the practical side of being a working mother Read more…
BY LINDSEY GIARDINO, FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR Emily Eaves was raised by an entrepreneur, so she naturally sees the world a little differently. “Instead of just noticing the problems people have, I start thinking of solutions,” the 21-year-old University of Northern Iowa student said. That mindset is especially evident through her new Read more…
When women negotiate they’re often labeled, perhaps called too direct or too soft. How can women gain confidence in negotiating, and what can be done to overcome stereotypes that create barriers for women during negotiation? In the most recent episode of the Fearless podcast “Nasty or nice: When and how Read more…