IOWA

Tuesday night, RaQuishia Harrington won North Liberty’s special election for an open city council seat. She received 275 votes, or 33 percent of the vote. Iowa City Press-Citizen 

The Iowa City Downtown District is seeking a new nighttime mayor following the departure of Angela Winnike, who served in the new role for almost two years before moving to the West Coast. Corridor Business Journal 

Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed Cedar Rapids attorney Amy L. Reasner to the Iowa Finance Authority board of directors. Corridor Business Journal 

An International Women’s Day celebration was held at the Ames Public Library on March 8. Moderated by Karen Kedrowski of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, the event included a panel discussion. Iowa State Daily 

Going to the movies may not seem like a political act, but for the month of March at FilmScene, the cinema is bringing the issue of gender equality to its silver screens. Daily Iowan 

NATION

The second annual report on the Women in Finance Charter just landed from the U.K. Treasury, and the good news is there has been an improvement in the past year. The bad news: Out of 123 signatories to the charter, 10 percent reported they weren’t likely to meet their targets.Washington Post 

The Bank of America has expanded its partnership with the Tory Burch Foundation, pledging another $50 million to create loan opportunities for women-led businesses. Bloomberg

The S&P 500 only has 24 companies led by women, but the stocks of 13 have outperformed the S&P as a whole during the CEOs’ tenures, according to FactSet data. CNBC

Several high-profile female leaders shared their ideas about the things that matter in 2019, pointing to issues such as economic empowerment and equal pay for women. Axios

We already know gender bias has long operated as status quo across an array of industries — from politics to finance to entertainment. Now, a new report lays out how inequity plays out for women working in all facets of the music business. ARTery