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NAMI Greater Des Moines’ first paid director explores connections with business community

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Gone are the days when working hard was enough to earn recognition or a promotion in the career world. Take control of your career trajectory and design your unique path. In addition to mapping out …

Host: Women’s Leadership Network Dubuque
About: Join WLN – Dubuque for a morning of networking and celebrating as a part of the organization’s holiday breakfast. 
When: 7:30-9 a.m.
Where: Shalom Retreat Center, 1001 Davis St., …

We already know how to reduce sexual harassment at work, and the answer is actually pretty simple: Hire and promote more women. Research suggests that this solution addresses two root causes of harassment: male-dominated management …

The sexism and funding gap facing women entrepreneurs is well-documented. Women receive a paltry 3 percent of all venture-capital funding, and the numbers are getting worse. Investors are doling out their money to VC firms …

Harvard Business Review: Gender equality remains frustratingly elusive. Women are underrepresented in the C-suite, receive lower salaries, and are less likely to receive a critical first promotion to manager than men. Numerous causes have been suggested, but …

Host: Professional Women’s Network – Cedar Rapids
About: As 2017 comes to a close, PWN will acknowledge members at a special members-only appreciation event. The group will provide light appetizers. 
When: 5-7 p.m.
Where: Cibo …

Iowa City’s newest council member, Mazahir Salih, may be the first Sudanese-American to hold elected office in the United States. Salih, a founding member of the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa and …