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SPEAK UP: The first step to ending sexism in banking? Recognize it


The banking industry is a bastion of privilege, writes Ghela Boskovich for American Banker. It is an industry blasted more than others for catering to the haves more than the have-nots. However, there is a…
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FIN Capital to host Angel Investing Boot Camp for women

An inaugural “boot camp” on angel investing will help prepare Iowa women who are interested in angel investments but first need to learn more. FIN Capital, a women’s angel investor network recently launched in Iowa, …

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A Closer Look: Heidi Parkhurst

Heidi Parkhurst was named Iowa market president for Bank of America earlier this year. She has spent more than 20 years as a financial adviser for Merrill Lynch, which Bank of America acquired in 2009. …

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Iowa’s ‘trades’ mission

When Igor Dobrosavljevic was exploring growth options for his Des Moines computer consulting firm, he chose an option that’s still a rarity in his industry — hiring and training a paid apprentice. 

“We were looking …

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On The Rise: 10-3-16

  Leisa Fox Hired as market presidents at Saxton Inc. Des Moines   Paula Giese Promoted to vice president of post-acute services at UnityPoint Health – Waterloo. Waterloo   Andrea Moulds Promoted to director of cardiovascular services…
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SPEAK UP: Are corporate expense policies biased against women?

  In most jobs, your everyday living expenses are your own responsibility. But some companies, according to a recent Fast Company article, are starting to question their reimbursement policies for working mothers and how existing policies…
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SPEAK UP: Surfing the S-curve – How to disrupt yourself and why

  6x higher. 20x greater. This is what the theory of disruption suggests will happen not just for you but for your company when you pursue a disruptive course. Thought leader Whitney Johnson weighs in on why…
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Study: Child care costs surpass college tuition costs

 

The cost of child care in the United States for many parents is more than the cost of in-state college tuition, according to a new study from the think tank New America.


BizWomen.com reported that college tuition…
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Opinion: The nuanced design behind gender equality

BY LORI CHESSER | Partner and department chair, Davis Brown Law Firm   Despite so many improvements, gender equality in the workplace (let alone in other parts of life) often seems like a chimera: something that…
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Study: Women leaning in, but still face obstacles

  A new survey of working women conducted by McKinsey & Co., in partnership with LeanIn.org, released last week revealed how they view moving into the upper ranks of their career and the obstacles they…
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