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Dec. 1: ‘Good Girls Revolt’ author to speak

Host: Iowa State University Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics About: Award-winning journalist Lynn Povich — the author of the book “The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses…
By BPC Staff | Nov 21, 2016
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SPEAK UP: Influencing without authority — Using your 6 sources of influence

Leadership textbooks make a point of advising up-and-coming leaders to always “lead with authority.” This is great advice in principle, writes Jo Miller of Be Leaderly, but in the real world you’ll find organizational structures…
By BPC Staff | Nov 21, 2016
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On The Rise: 11-21-16

  Flora A. Schmidt Hired as executive director at Iowa Behavioral Health Association & Training Resources. Des Moines   Megan Redmond Appointed branch manager at Dupaco Community Credit Union – Cedar Heights Drive. Cedar Falls   Nicole…
By BPC Staff | Nov 21, 2016
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A Closer Look: Sarah Ramsey

Sarah Ramsey worked for United Way of Central Iowa for 11 years before being hired by Drake University in October to lead the Executive Education Center as its first full-time director. While at United Way, …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Nov 18, 2016
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Taking Iowa’s health to the next level

You may have heard the story about how you can boil a frog to death without its realizing it. 

In case you haven’t, here’s how it goes: If you throw a frog into a pot …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Nov 18, 2016
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GOP sweep affects number of females elected in Iowa

A record-setting 65 women ran for state and federal office in last week’s general election, but only about 30 were successful, according to 50-50 in 2020 leaders.

Their attempts took a hit from the surge…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Nov 14, 2016
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Guest Opinion: The power of ‘us’

  BY TERRY HERNANDEZ | Executive director, Chrysalis Foundation   Being dependent has sometimes been viewed as a negative. We’re taught early in life to be “independent,” or “individual” — to have our own thoughts…
By BPC Staff | Nov 14, 2016
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Opinion: More than ever, women need role models

BY SUZANNE HECKENLAIBLE | Vice president of public affairs, Delta Dental of Iowa, and executive director, Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation


On Oct. 27, I had the distinct pleasure of joining hundreds of professional woman…
By BPC Staff | Nov 14, 2016
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Too sweet, or too shrill? The double bind for women

  What explains the dearth of women in top leadership positions? Is it bias, a lack of role models, the old boy’s club? It goes deeper. “It is really the very, very fine line of…
By BPC Staff | Nov 14, 2016
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I’m gay and African-American. As a dad, I still have it easier than working moms

As both an African-American and an openly gay man in a leadership position, Grinnell College President Raynard Kington wrote for The Washington Post that he is held to a different standard in many ways. However, …
By BPC Staff | Nov 14, 2016