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Guest Opinion: Ways to make work/life balance work

BY KRISTI KNOUS | President, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
As I reflect on the last month alone, I can’t count the number of times I almost fell off the tightrope. 

You know the…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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IWLC to start Central Iowa Women Connect group


Officials with IWLC, Iowa Women Lead Change, met in Des Moines last week with a group of about 20 women representing 14 leading Des Moines companies, to gauge interest in starting a Women Connect group…
By ANNE CAROTHERS | 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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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
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Guest Opinion: Change a bad situation with diplomacy

In the fifth installment of her six-part series about how her experience waiting tables has served her well throughout her career, Andrea Hansen talks about how accountability and diplomacy can often turn a bad situation …
By BPC Staff | Jun 27, 2016
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VIDEO: What works for women at work – part 2


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 kicked off a video series shared at…
By BPC Staff | Jun 27, 2016
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Negotiation: You haven’t started until you hear ‘no’

In the past six months, negotiation consultant Katie Donovan had three people contact her looking for help negotiating their compensation packages — all after they accepted their jobs. You can’t do that, she writes for…
By BPC Staff | Jun 27, 2016
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Programs to help women entrepreneurs find funding

  It’s not always easy being a female entrepreneur, especially when you are trying to raise funds for your business. Data suggest that getting financing can be especially difficult for women business owners, but there…
By BPC Staff | Jun 27, 2016
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Event Sept. 23: GROW Conference for young women returns to Iowa

  Host: FarmHER, an organization focusing on women in agriculture. About: Young women ages 15 to 23 will be informed, inspired and encouraged to pursue their passion for agriculture through their future careers as professionals…
By BPC Staff | Jun 27, 2016
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Drake prof Johnson receives 2016 Inspiring Women in STEM Award

Shontavia Johnson, professor of law at Drake Law School, has been selected as a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity’s 2016 Inspiring Women in STEM Award. INSIGHT Into Diversity, a magazine and website in higher education,…
By BPC Staff | Jun 27, 2016