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Women’s and Gender Issues

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U.S. House passes bill aimed at gender pay gap

While its future faces uncertainty in the Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives on March 27 passed a highly supported bill intended to tackle the gender pay gap, strengthen penalties for businesses that discriminate against…
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Report: ‘Quantum leap’ needed to close work-related gender gap

In the last 27 years, the world has seen a less than 2 percent improvement in the number of women entering the workforce, and a new report is calling for “a quantum leap of transformative …

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Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of coverage for gender-affirming medical care

The Iowa Supreme Court issued a ruling today that Iowa’s Medicaid program may not categorically discriminate against transgender people seeking gender-affirming, medically necessary care. The ACLU of Iowa, on behalf of EerieAnna Good of southwest Iowa and …

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McLellan: The gender fluidity trend

I will admit right off the bat that gender fluidity is a topic that can cause a heated debate far beyond marketing. I don’t profess to have expertise in the psychological or sociological truths of …

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Bill proposes gender equity on corporate boards

A bill proposed in the Iowa Senate would have the state set criteria and a certification program for companies that have at least 50 percent of women on their corporate boards.


Senate File 217, introduced…
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Guest opinion: Bridging the gender divide

By Betsy McCloskey | Founder and partner, Plaid Swan Inc.

The year 2017 was a breakthrough year for women everywhere. With the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements that started in Hollywood, it has brought the gender struggle …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Researchers develop new measure of gender inequality

Researchers from the University of Missouri and University of Essex in the United Kingdom say they’ve developed a new way of measuring gender inequality that is fairer to both men and women. The new tool, …

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Report: Companies ‘highly committed’ to gender diversity, but women underrepresented at every level

While companies across the United States claim to be committed to gender diversity, a recent study by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey Co. concludes this commitment hasn’t turned into results. The 2018 Women in the Workplace study, …

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Iowa has one of nation’s larger gender pay gaps, report says

Des Moines Register: Iowa women earn $10,637 less than men on average — one of the nation’s wider gaps in pay, according to a new analysis released this week. The American Association of University Women’s annual …

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Catt Center: Iowa cities making small steps toward gender balance on public board

In the last two years, Iowa cities made measurable strides toward achieving gender balance on public board and commissions, according to Iowa State University’s Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics.

Between 2016 and …