Survey respondents: Balancing jobs and life, health care are biggest issues affecting women outside of work

This coverage is from the Business Record’s annual survey on women’s and gender issues as part of our Fearless initiative. While nonscientific, we believe the results of this questionnaire illustrate current opinions about Iowa women’s equity in and outside of work. Read previous coverage here. We asked: What are the biggest challenges, Read more…

‘There is nothing to go back to’: Ukrainian refugees in northwest Iowa fear being forced back into danger 

Martha Hulshof’s sister, Miranda, began work as a missionary in Ukraine in 1997. She’s married to a Ukrainian pastor and has lived there permanently with him and their two children since 1999. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Miranda began to help fleeing Ukrainians match with sponsors near her sister Read more…