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Percentage of U.S. female farmers grows

Upper Valley Business News: Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that the percentage of farms operated principally by women nearly tripled — to 14 percent from 5 percent — between 1978, when the …

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Study: What’s holding women back in the workplace?

Last week, LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co. released the results of a study of 118 companies and nearly 30,000 employees that found that corporate diversity initiatives aren’t doing much for gender equality — and not…
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Former UI president Coleman to lead AAU

One of higher education’s most influential organizations has tapped veteran public university president Mary Sue Coleman as its next leader, Inside Higher Ed reported. Coleman will begin leading the Association of American Universities — a group of …

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Elevate women’s group to feature former police chief Judy Bradshaw

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Director Judy Bradshaw will speak at the next Elevate Women’s Group breakfast meeting Oct. 1. Bradshaw, the former chief of the Des Moines Police Department, will discuss how she found success in a …

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Women nonprofit leaders’ salaries still lag those of men, report finds

A report from GuideStar finds that the salaries of female nonprofit executives continue to lag behind those of men in comparable positions, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. Based on 2013 data, the 2015 GuideStar Nonprofit …

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Female veterans make history with Honor Flight

WUSA-9: The first all-female Honor Flight brought more than 140 veterans from the Cincinnati area to Washington, D.C., last Tuesday. VA Secretary Robert McDonald will join the women at Arlington National Cemetery’s Women in Military …

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Ernst, Campbell express support for bipartisan effort

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and former Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell praised 50-50 in 2020’s bipartisan initiative to empower Iowa women politically. The two women were honored by 50-50 in 2020 on Sept. 20 …

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Guest opinion: Keep calm and dream on

As an event planner with a design background, one could say I am somewhat of a control freak. I am often a prisoner of my own creative mind as I analyze every detail of my…
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Poll: Younger women more ambitious, less confident

For its Sept. 17 issue, Time magazine teamed up with with fellow Time Inc. brand, Real Simple, to find out how women really feel about ambition in themselves and in others.


The result? Contrary to…
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Gender wage gap narrows by just 1 cent

MarketWatch: The good news for women workers: The gender pay gap is narrower than anytime on record. The bad news? It narrowed by a paltry one cent. Women who worked full-time last year earned 78.6 …

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