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SPEAK UP: Gates Foundation ups ante on paid parental leave — a lot

  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making sure its internal human resources practices are in line with what it advocates externally. Beginning next year, new moms and dads who have a baby or…
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2015
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SPEAK UP: A CEO’s guide to gender equality

  Progressive executives know that gender equality is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing. That’s why more CEOs, heads of state and university leaders are committing themselves to gender-equality…
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2015
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SBA increases lending to women

  The Huffington Post: Attention, women business owners: The government wants to give you money. In fact, its funding for female entrepreneurs made big gains this year. U.S. Small Business Administration loans for women were…
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2015
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Map: Closing the economic gender gap

  BizWomen.com: The World Economic Forum, which is focused on climate change recently, issued a report ranking countries that are closing the gender wage and economic opportunity gap. Not surprisingly, three northern European countries –…
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2015
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Women of Worth to hold December networking luncheon

  Women of Worth will hold a monthly networking event Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1701 Campus Drive in Clive. The event will include a holiday gift exchange between attendees.…
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2015
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Here’s what happens with more women in government

 


Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made headlines in November when he announced that half his Cabinet ministers would be female, a decision he justified with a simple explanation: It’s 2015.


The move won him…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Dec 14, 2015
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Guest Opinion: One year as a business owner — what I’ve learned so far

BY AMY NEBONS | Owner/Founder, Blink Events LLC

Well, I’ve reached the one-year mark of business ownership, and I can tell you it’s been a challenging yet fulfilling year. I was tested in almost every…
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2015
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Creating a space for women to build businesses

  BY EMILY BOYD | Community development director, Community Housing Initiatives   Many of my close friends and acquaintances have ideas to start something completely new or do something innovative within their industry. It’s clear…
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2015
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DNR: Precipitation ran above normal in November

November was a wet month in Iowa, with every reporting point recording above-normal precipitation with monthly totals varying from 2.52 inches to 7.56 inches. Groundwater levels are good and stream flows are above normal but …
By BPC Staff | Dec 11, 2015
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Greater DM house sales dropped October to November, while prices rose

The Greater Des Moines Association of Realtors said today that house sales hit a seasonal slump in November, with sales dropping to 806 from 1,034 in October and pending sales dropping to 908 from 1,023 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 11, 2015