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Waiting is not leadership

  When female clients reach out to share change happening in their organization, they sometimes say: “I’m waiting to find out what is happening with me,” writes Nancy Fredericks for Iowa Women Lead Change. Change…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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How to fight the pay gap within your own team

  The gender pay gap can seem like a monstrous problem, way too big for a single executive to tackle on her own. But sometimes large-scale change starts small. You can do something about that,…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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Date changed for annual Iowa Women’s Foundation luncheon

The Iowa Women’s Foundation has changed the date of its annual luncheon to Sept. 19. It had been scheduled in October. The luncheon will be at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center from 11:30…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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Event May 19: Mary Kramer to present at NAWBO Iowa event

Ambassador Mary Kramer will speak at a special NAWBO Iowa event on May 19 in Des Moines. Kramer served in the Iowa Senate and was elected president of the Senate in 1997. She also served…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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Event May 18: Miyoko Hikiji to speak at Women in Communications luncheon

The Greater Des Moines Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications on Wednesday will host “Finding Your Inner Warrior” with author, U.S. Senate candidate, and decorated U.S. Army and Iowa National Guard veteran Miyoko…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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Catt Center staff receive honors

Amber Manning-Ouellette and Cameron Beatty, both lecturers in leadership studies, and Dianne Bystrom, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, recently were honored for their scholarship, leadership and efforts on behalf of the…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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LEAP program wins regional award

A Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce program designed to teach women skills needed to advance in their careers brought home a regional excellence award earlier this month. The Leadership Education and Advancement Pipeline (LEAP)…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Maintaining confident composure is key

BY BLAIR ROSENBERG | Director of community and donor relations, Candeo
Recently a gentleman I was doing business with called to set up a meeting regarding how we could better partner together. He also let…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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Invest in She – Corridor participants announced

Six female entrepreneurs from across Iowa will have a chance June 14 to pitch their business plans and needs to several investors at Iowa Women Lead Change’s annual Invest In She – Corridor event.


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By LIFT IOWA STAFF | May 16, 2016
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Seeking female angels

Megan Milligan has always been excited about empowering women. Now she’s leading an initiative to develop and equip a network of accredited female investors to become angel investors. 

The initiative, called FIN Capital, will invest …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 13, 2016