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The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has selected 30 program participants and 16 mentors for this year’s Community Connect program, which is designed to match participants with mentors who take “purposeful action in the community” after discovering their personal values and motivations. Des Moines Business Record 

Jamie Powers opened Deluxe Cakes and Pastries 14 years ago when she was just 28. It was about two years ago when she knew she wanted a change. Iowa City Press-Citizen 

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This year, for the first time, the class of medical students is majority female nationwide, according to a new report by the Washington-based Association of American Medical Colleges. The Lily 

The lack of diversity in tech isn’t a new issue, and yet top leaders in Silicon Valley still struggle to talk about it. Mashable 

“Our goal is to help 4 million women, minorities and veterans scale their companies by 2021,” declares Elizabeth Gore. The way Gore plans to achieve this is through Alice, a platform powered by AI that works as a personal business adviser to aspiring entrepreneurs. Fast Company

Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals said it was ready to make a significant change: It would welcome women to perform on its stage. Mashable