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It’s time we see more female leadership in halls of power

By Blake Hanson, Ready to Run advisory board member In nine days, America will see its first female vice president take the oath of office. It is about time. Suffragists campaigned for more than 80 years to win enfranchisement, declaring that American women, as men, deserve all the responsibilities of Read more…

By Emily Kestel, 2 years2 years ago
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Bringing the village back

By Rebecca Wolford, co-founder, Creative Habitat I’ve had the distinct privilege of being a mom for six years and the distinct struggle of finding child care for seven. What I initially thought was my unique challenge to access quality, affordable and flexible child care, I now realize is one of Read more…

By Emily Kestel, 2 years2 years ago
Child Care

Recognizing the human side of the workplace

By Beth Shelton, CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa I glanced out the small, square windows, the red flickering lights splashing across the front of my home. I could see the worried faces of my children peeking out our beveled glass door. I was struggling to breathe, my lungs Read more…

By Emily Kestel, 2 years2 years ago
Child Care

Turning ‘should’ around

By Kaci Kohlhepp Conetzkey I knew being a mom was going to be hard. I’m the youngest of five with 10 nieces and nephews and three great nieces and nephews. I have one sister with triplet boys and another sister with a set of twins. I’ve been helping raise babies Read more…

By Emily Kestel, 2 years2 years ago
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How it started and how it’s going

By Tiffany O’Donnell | CEO, Women Lead Change Have you seen the memes about “How it started/How it’s going?” You’ll see things like a couple’s wedding picture (how it started) adjacent to their now grown family (how it’s going). Or the first day on the job as a line worker Read more…

By Emily Kestel, 2 years2 years ago
A woman in a red checkered shirt with blonde hair smiling at the camera
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Lessons of resiliency through two natural disasters, a career change and a divorce

By Abigail Pelzer | Publisher, Marshalltown Times-Republican This time I made it home before the storm hit. Living with two years of motherly guilt for being at work and not by my son’s side during an EF-3 tornado, I was relieved to delegate office safety during the August derecho. There Read more…

By Emily Kestel, 2 years2 years ago

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