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Lt. governor traveling Iowa to celebrate Women’s History Month

Are you following Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on her Stories of Women’s Lives tour around the state?


If not, Reynolds is staying busy on her tour celebrating Women’s History Month. Last week, she hosted…
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Lt. governor traveling Iowa to celebrate Women’s History Month

Are you following Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on her Stories of Women’s Lives tour around the state?


If not, Reynolds is staying busy on her tour celebrating Women’s History Month. Last week, she hosted…
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Students see male professors as brilliant geniuses, female professors as bossy and annoying

 

Using data collected from a popular forum for griping or raving about classes and college professors, a Northeastern University professor was able to clearly map out student biases in how they choose to rate their male …

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Guest opinion: Speak up already!

BY PARITOSH KASOTIA | Former team lead, Iowa Energy Office

The instructor asked a question. I knew the answer and desperately wanted to participate, but I didn’t speak.

 

Throughout my life, this story repeated …

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Guest opinion: Speak up already!

BY PARITOSH KASOTIA | Former team lead, Iowa Energy Office

The instructor asked a question. I knew the answer and desperately wanted to participate, but I didn’t speak.

 

Throughout my life, this story repeated …

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Iowa Females You Should Know: Mary Mosiman

  Why Mary Mosiman is the first woman to serve as Iowa’s state auditor. Initially appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad on May 13, 2013, to fill the unexpired term of her predecessor, she was elected…
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Women’s Connection seeks director after current leaders step down

QUAD CITIES – After job-sharing the leadership duties of The Women’s Connection, Colleen Rafferty and Nancy Renkes are doing one more thing together – stepping down. The Quad-City Times reported the co-executive directors of one of the …

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Carly Fiorina to headline West Des Moines women’s conference

WEST DES MOINES – Carly Fiorina, chairman of the Unlocking Potential Project and the American Conservative Union Foundation, will headline a March 14 conference hosted and organized by Polk County Republican Women. Fiorina is the …

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College scholarship available through Business Women’s Association

WEST DES MOINES – Female college students may now apply to receive a scholarship through the West Des Moines chapter of the American Business Women’s Association. The $1,500 scholarship is awarded to females attending an …

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If women succeed, men will benefit, too

In the final installment of Facebook Inc. COO Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant’s “Women At Work” series, the duo write that it’s easy to see how women benefit from equality — more leadership positions, better…