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Guest Opinion: 7 questions to transform your style

BY EMILY ABBAS | Chief marketing officer and chief of staff, Bankers Trust Co.
Our technology-filled lives provide us more access than ever before to career advice. What I’d like to share with you is…
By BPC Staff | Jul 11, 2016
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Poll: Queen bees and catty women — myth or fact?

One major obstacle to female success and progress, we’re sometimes told, is powerful women — queen bees who refuse to help other women. If you approach one for advice, instead of opening a door for…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Jul 11, 2016
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A Closer Look: Laurel Knox

Laurel Knox knows how to regroup and go in a different direction. When she was a child, her family moved often and Knox was able to take it in stride. “I don’t think I really …
By ANNE CAROTHERS | Jul 8, 2016
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Reeves named manager of Coldwell Banker office in East Village

Julie Reeves has been named manager of Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group’s new office in Des Moines’ East Village. After starting her career with Hubbell Realty Co. as director of marketing for Kaleidoscope at the Hub,…
By BPC Staff | Jul 6, 2016
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Reeves named manager of Coldwell Banker office in East Village

Julie Reeves has been named manager of Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group’s new office in Des Moines’ East Village. After starting her career with Hubbell Realty Co. as director of marketing for Kaleidoscope at the Hub,…
By BPC Staff | Jul 6, 2016
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Basketball coach Pat Summitt dies following battle with Alzheimer’s


Pat Summitt, the women’s basketball coach who won more games in NCAA Division 1 than any other person, died last week week after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 64.


Summitt stepped down as Tennessee’s coach…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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VIDEO: What works for women at work – Part 3

  Joan C. Williams, professor of law at the University of California and co-author of “What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know,” recently shared a video series with LeanIn.org.…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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Sept. 29: How Change Happens, featuring Angela Davis

Host: Chrysalis Foundation About: Through her activism and scholarship over the last several decades, Angela Davis has been involved in the nation’s quest for social justice. Her work as an educator, in both the academic…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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Sept. 1: Women’s Connection hosting Seat at the Table mentoring event

Host: Quad Cities Women’s Connection About: The new Seat at the Table event celebrates the founding of the Women’s Connection around a dining room table, when women came together to help each other achieve professional…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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Iowa Females You Should Know: Grace Amemiya


Editor’s Note: Last week we announced the four new inductees into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame. We wanted to do a little extra to celebrate this accomplishment, so we are featuring the nominations of each honoree and…
By MEGAN VERHELST | Jul 5, 2016