Lift IOWA – Women In The News: 2-3-20
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The Des Moines Register officially endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president, saying she will “push an unequal America in the right direction.”
The menu at Yummy Restaurant doesn’t limit itself to one kind of cuisine. Visitors can try Thai ice cream, Japanese ramen, Taiwanese milk tea or Chinese noodle soup — and if none of that appeals, they can hit the buffet. Amy Huang and her husband, Andy Chen, opened the restaurant with a friend, Jakie Huang, in December.
Wendy Nielsen, first vice president of marketing and public relations at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, shares her take on time management.
Jenn Draper, event planner with the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, will become the new executive director and events manager at Hawkeye Downs.
In her own imperfect yet wonderful life, Monica Meyer has overcome the challenges of serious illness to achieve professional and personal success.
Steve Baumert, president and CEO of Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, recently announced a $10.75 million renovation of the hospital that will significantly expand its women’s services offerings to residents of Council Bluffs and southwest Iowa.
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The State of the Union is coming up on Feb. 4, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver the Democrats’ response.
A recent report from Oxfam, an international nonprofit organization, analyzed global wealth inequality and found that women are bearing the brunt of unpaid work.
A record number of women ran for president in this primary election. But that doesn’t mean sexism has been vanquished.