By Nicole Paseka Grundmeier Andrea Arkland with her daughter, Emersyn. Submitted photo Andrea Arkland gave birth to her first baby at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines. But when she has a second baby someday, she might drive almost 300 miles to her home state of South Dakota so she Read more…
BY HOLLY STEVENSON, DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING, OPTIMAE LIFESERVICES Women in the workplace are feeling increasingly included — the last nine years of countrywide research from McKinsey bears this out. Although these hard-earned gains are encouraging, they are also fragile and require continuous and deliberate efforts from all of us Read more…
Women and men still diverge in how they feel about financial matters. It’s a common finding in surveys and research, including by Des Moines-based Principal Financial Group. The company tracks many trends in consumer sentiment in service of its array of insurance, investment and other products. A segment of data Read more…
An excerpt from ‘When My Husband Ran For President and Other Short Stories’ BY RUTH HARKIN Many Iowans may not know that Ruth Harkin was first elected to public office before her husband, former Sen. Tom Harkin. Ruth Harkin was the first woman to become the Story County attorney, and Read more…
BY EVA MORALES Maybe you’ve heard of the phrase “chasing unicorns” before. It is defined as pursuing an unattainable object or impossible goal, especially when it diverts effort or resources away from an existing commitment or practical plan. Isn’t that what chasing after work-life balance feels like? In the glossy Read more…
Miavan Feliciano is the creator of the brand MMKL Cosmetics, based out of Storm Lake, Iowa. Photo by Tar Macias / Hola Iowa. BY CHRISTINA FERNANDEZ-MORROW, FOR JEFAS: LATINAS IN BUSINESS MAGAZINE Editor’s note: Fearless will be sharing one Jefas Magazine story in the first e-newsletter of the month through November. Read more…
Photo by Ann Olson. BY MACEY SHOFROTH For many women, waiting until the American Cancer Society’s recommended age of 40 to begin yearly screening mammograms can have terrible consequences.Especially in Iowa, which has the second-highest rate of cancer in the United States and is the only state where that rate increased Read more…
An allocation of federal coronavirus-relief money means that agencies that assist Iowans who are victims of crimes will not face immediate budget cuts. That means current service levels should be able to continue. But the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence said it and other groups are worried about funding for Read more…
Nicole Grundmeier and her newborn daughter are pictured in January 2016. The baby is yawning and has a nursing blister on her upper lip, which can be a sign of a problematic latch. For years, I hid the fact that I was still breastfeeding. As a young woman, I read Read more…
BY MICHAEL MORAIN, EDITOR dsm Magazine During a recent panel discussion at the Des Moines Art Center, three distinguished panelists – journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and artists b. Robert Moore and Jordan Weber – talked about the challenges of raising biracial children in a society that often sees things in Black and white. Read more…