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Big U.S. banks boost efforts to recruit, retain female employees

The Wall Street Journal: Under pressure to reduce the number of women dropping out of the banking industry, some of the biggest firms in the U.S. finance industry are going on the offensive. Recognizing they can’t …

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Women in Architecture traveling exhibit to stop in Iowa

The Women in Architecture Traveling Exhibit will be in Iowa Oct. 15-16 as part of the American Institute of Architecture Iowa Conference, held at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center at Veterans Memorial in Des …

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Two members of the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame pass away

Ruby Sutton, a 2010 inductee to the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame member and a longtime civil rights leader in Iowa died Sept. 1, at age 82. Sutton was a lifelong advocate for equality, and …

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Opinion: Volunteerism results in lifelong friendships

Editor’s Note: This piece by Michelle DeClerck is the sixth in a seven-part series focusing on the importance of community involvement and volunteering for women to grow both professionally and personally. Parts one, two, three, four and five are all available online.  How…
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Lead Like a Lady launches networking database

Lead Like a Lady has created a new directory of women’s leadership groups in Central Iowa, the group announced last week. The directory currently features mission and contact information for 12 organizations.


“This effort shows…
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First Dubuque leadership conference generates energy

DUBUQUE – More than 300 women, men and undergraduate students from area colleges came together at the Grand River Center here last week to hear the wisdom of four nationally recognized speakers on female leadership…
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Guest opinion: Hate the name, not the game

“Look at all these men making decisions about women’s bodies.”   This is the statement I heard at a coffeehouse last week between two women reading the paper. Of course, the headlining article was about…
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California Home Depot store agrees to pay $83,400 in gender bias case

For years, women at the Home Depot store in Pomona, Calif., complained that they were funneled into cashier jobs while their male co-workers landed higher-paying sales jobs. As a federal contractor, however, the company is …

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Reynolds, Rieker win awards at inaugural Million Women Mentors conference

Two Iowa women were honored at the inaugural national Million Women Mentors Summit and Gala in Washington, D.C., Sept. 21. Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds received a State Honorary Chair Award through her work with Million Women Mentors …

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U.S. business schools finally hit targets for more women

Financial Times: After more than a decade of concerted efforts to recruit more female MBA students, many of the most competitive business schools in the U.S. are reporting substantial numbers of women. The Class of …