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Sept. 20: Panel discussion: Women Making a Difference in Metro Des Moines

Host: League of Women Voters Metro Des Moines About: While 2016 marks the first woman nominated by a major political party for U.S. presidency, there is more to be done toward gender equity in Iowa…
By BPC Staff | Sep 12, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Where is the positivity?

By Angela L. Walker Franklin | President, Des Moines University


In January 2016 I rang in the New Year by reciting the “Optimist Creed.” Although I am not a member of Optimist InternationaI, I have…
By BPC Staff | Sep 12, 2016
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CENSUS REPORT: Women own more new companies


While the percentage of U.S. businesses owned by women and ethnic minorities continues to lag the representation of those demographic segments in the nation’s population, their ranks in company ownership may be growing, according to…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Sep 12, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Where is the positivity?

By Angela L. Walker Franklin | President, Des Moines University


In January 2016 I rang in the New Year by reciting the “Optimist Creed.” Although I am not a member of Optimist InternationaI, I have…
By BPC Staff | Sep 12, 2016
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Guest Opinion: What would Louise do?

By Kristin Griffith | Executive director, Young Women’s Resource Center
When I imagine Louise Rosenfield Noun, the leader of a group of visionary women who founded the Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC), I envision a…
By BPC Staff | Sep 12, 2016
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CENSUS REPORT: Women own more new companies


While the percentage of U.S. businesses owned by women and ethnic minorities continues to lag the representation of those demographic segments in the nation’s population, their ranks in company ownership may be growing, according to…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Sep 12, 2016
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SPEAK UP: Things women say that weaken the power of their words

There’s no denying that men and women have unique communication styles, and that disparity can make things challenging for women looking to get ahead in careers still dominated by male voices. Women are especially likely …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2016
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SPEAK UP: Why the U.S. needs to value caregiving

Anne-Marie Slaughter, who stirred up a hornet’s nest with a 2012 Atlantic article about the obstacles women face in “having it all,” now thinks society owes caregivers more respect. “We are never going to get …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2016
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Nov. 4: MAP Professional Development’s annual Spark retreat

Host: Map Professional Development About: A daylong retreat that gives women an opportunity to receive tools, expert guidance and resources to refocus and clarify both their professional and personal purpose. When: 9 a.m. to 4…
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2016
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Sept. 20: Women of Worth September luncheon – Queen of Nothing (Everything)

Host: Women of Worth About: The event, which includes two sessions for networking, will include lunch and a presentation by writer and singer/songwriter Patresa Hartman, who will share how she overcame nearly a decade of…
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2016