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SPEAK UP: The tricky (and necessary) business of being a male advocate for gender equality

Being a male advocate — or any diversity advocate, for that matter — can be a tricky business. But rather than scare folks off, two authors of a recent article on Fast Company compiled some…
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Endecott named CFO of year for plastics industry

Innovative Injection Technologies’ chief financial officer, Morgan Endecott, has been selected as the Chief Financial Officer of the Year for the North American plastics industry. Endecott, who was honored recently in Chicago, was chosen from …

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Registration opens for Central Iowa women’s leadership conference

Early-bird registration is now open for Iowa Women Lead Change’s annual Central Iowa conference. The fifth annual conference, called “Transforming Journeys,” will be held Oct. 28 at Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The event …

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Women’s salaries rise but still lag behind men’s

 

A new analysis by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that over the past 35 years, while women’s salaries rose faster than men’s at the highest level of wage earners, women still lag significantly behind men.

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Guest Opinion: Don’t diminish your abilities, emotions

BY DIANE RAMSEY | CEO, Iowa Women Lead Change

 

A recent headline in our local newspaper read: “Don’t diminish daughters for their emotions.” Intrigued by the title, I devoured every word of it. The …

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Invest In She business owners selected

BY LIFT IOWA STAFF | @LiftIOWA

 

Six female entrepreneurs from across Iowa will have a chance this Thursday to pitch their business plans and needs to several investors at Iowa Women Lead Change’s annual …

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United Way welcomes new CEO

The United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties has a new CEO, the nonprofit announced last week. The Corridor Business Journal reported that Katie Knight has joined the local United Way office from Florida, where …

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UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge CEO appointed to congressional commission

Sue Thompson, CEO of UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge, was recently appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. She will serve an initial three-year term. Thompson was the …

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SPEAK UP: I gave up my seat at an all-male panel to a woman

Andrew Gill, global managing partner with IBM Social Consulting, recently participated on an all-male panel at the Online Influence conference in Cardiff, Wales. When a woman in the audience spoke up, what happened next, Gill writes,…
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SPEAK UP: Stop punishing the family man

Work-family conflicts are not just a woman’s problem, writes Josh Levs, author of “All In: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads,” yet policies highlight a profound disconnect from our lives at home, where a revolution has…