Archive for March 2018
Eastern Iowa women of color talk about making a difference
The Cedar Rapids Gazette: African-American women who were prominent leaders in their professional lives and in the community shared their thoughts in a special report a year ago in The Gazette on leadership and advice …
Read MoreWomen of all ages support Me Too, but more younger women worry about fallout
HuffPost: In the wake of Me Too, many have assumed that older and younger women ? second- and third-wave feminists ? have different perspectives on the anti-sexual-violence movement. The older generation allegedly believe younger women …
Read MoreApril 7: Discover Your Why
Host: The Dostal House
About: You’ve heard the word as a definition of a greater purpose. But do you know your why? Join us at The Dostal House for a day of discovery through this …
April 11: Des Moines speed networking night
Host: Tech Ladies
About: Tech Ladies connects women with the best jobs and opportunities in tech, and connects companies with the best tech makers. The group will host a speed networking night on April 11, …
Obradovich: Upset by Statehouse sexual harassment? Elect more women
Recent events at the Iowa Statehouse should drive home to at least half of voters why it’s important to elect more women to office, writes Kathie Obradovich for the Des Moines Register, and judging by …
Read MoreTwo words I don’t see other women using enough on LinkedIn
Last year, Natalie Cooper-Berthe noticed a disconcerting trend while networking on LinkedIn. Although her diverse network was predominantly comprised of female professionals and entrepreneurs, around 90 percent of the people who turned up in search …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 3-26-18
Judy Downs (pictured)
Emerge Iowa
Hired as executive director
Des Moines
Brianna Schwind
Iowa State Center
Hired as marketing manager
Ames
Aimee Meardon-Orris
Mercy Iowa City
Hired as director of human resources
Iowa City
LeAnn Tatman…
Read MoreOn The Move: Week of March 19
Joe Menke
City of West Des Moines
Hired as IT director
joe.menke@wdm.iowa.gov
Carol Olson
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Hired as state director
carol_olson@grassley.senate.gov
Austin Dupont
Merchants Bonding Co.
Hired as contract underwriter
adupont@merchantsbonding.com
Megan Minear…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Cryptocurrency gyrations have your dizzy? Wait till you file taxes
We have had a certain fascination with cryptocurrency during our newsroom discussion of current events. One of our colleagues, John Retzlaff, gave us a play-by-play when Bitcoin was rocketing to new heights, but has been …
Read MoreState Registered Apprenticeship program will receive an additional $1M in federal funding
Iowa is set to receive an additional $1 million, or more, according to a news release, in the second round of funding of the U.S. Department of Labor’s ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grants program. The money …
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