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Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist to speak at ISU

Kathleen Parker, a Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist for The Washington Post, will lecture at Iowa State University on Nov. 12 as the fall 2015 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. Parker will discuss women …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2015
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Guest opinion: Push yourself beyond the familiar

We never stop learning. Rather, we never should stop learning.

That’s the gist of a recently-released study by Oxford Economics, which found that the No. 1 concern we face as employees is obsolescence. In short,…
By TERRY HERNANDEZ | Sep 21, 2015
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Kramers share ‘gems’ of wisdom in new book

  Throughout her life, it’s been Mary Kramer’s tradition to pass down old jewelry to her daughters when she received something new.

Those gems served as inspiration for the concept behind Kramer’s new book, “An…
By MEGAN VERHELST | Sep 21, 2015
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Report confirms persistent wage gap for women

  The gender-based wage gap is hurting women and families in every state, according to an analysis released Friday by the National Partnership for Women & Families. On average, women who are employed full time,…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 21, 2015
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50-50 in 2020 to honor Ernst, Campbell at annual fundraiser

50-50 in 2020, an Iowa bipartisan organization working toward legislative gender equity in Iowa, will honor a Democrat and a Republican at its annual Equity for Women fundraiser Sept. 20 at the State Historical Building …
By BPC Staff | Sep 14, 2015
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Ellen Pao drops appeal of Kleiner Perkins bias lawsuit verdict

Bloomberg: Ellen Pao is ending her lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, by dropping her appeal of a jury verdict that rejected her claims of sex discrimination at the venture capital firm. In a …
By BPC Staff | Sep 14, 2015
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Women-owned businesses are trailing in size and revenue

Fortune: Minority women might be the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S., yet businesses owned by women and minorities bring in far less revenue than firms with male or non-minority owners, according to the …
By BPC Staff | Sep 14, 2015
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$30K invested in entrepreneurs at Invest In She – DSM

Megan McKay of Peace Tree Brewing Co., center, accepts a $12,000 investment from IWLC Chief Operating Officer Tiffany O’Donnell, left, and CEO Diane Ramsey.

 

With opening words of wisdom from Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Sep 14, 2015
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Guest Opinion: The advice you never wanted

Have you ever had one of those moments when you realize you’ve come a long way? When you notice it takes you two hours to recover from something – a misspoken word or less-than-stellar review,…
By DR. CHRISTI HEGSTAD | Sep 14, 2015
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DMACC to offer IT certificate designed for women

Des Moines Area Community College will offer a new accelerated certificate program in an effort to attract more diversity into the information technology profession.


The Java Application Developer Certificate is part of a collaborative initiative…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Sep 8, 2015