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With female MBA students, state universities well below the 50-50 mark

Cedar Rapids Gazette: More women are attending and graduating from college than ever before, even outpacing the number of male graduates. According to the Pew Research Center, 71 percent of recent female high school graduates …

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Speak Up: Female investors often beat men

One of the biggest conundrums in the financial world is this: Survey after survey shows that women lack confidence when it comes to investing and retirement planning. Yet if you look at the actual results,…
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Speak Up: A woman’s path to success

Despite the fact that women make up over half the workforce, few climb higher than middle-management positions to ascend to C-suite positions. Author Wendy Wallbridge says one of the reasons is that women have a different path…
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Iowa Women in Architecture launches website

Iowa Women in Architecture, a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2011 by four women who were, in large part, trying to close the wide difference between the number of women in design and construction …

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Report: Iowa women still facing widespread barriers on their way to economic, leadership equality

 

A new report released by the Iowa Women’s Leadership Project shows there is still a lot of work to be done in breaking down barriers to success and opportunity for Iowa women.

 

The …

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Guest Opinion: Choosing the road less traveled

BY AMY NEBONS | Owner, Blink Events LLC

 

My name is Amy and I chose the road less traveled.

 

I’m a dreamer, a gal with a million ideas.  I’m an over-calculating, over-thinking, over-analyzing …

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Analysis shows female legislators more effective

 

Want to end partisan gridlock? Elect more women.

 

That’s the conclusion drawn in a new analysis of recent Congressional data, reports Mashable.com.

 

Quorum, a startup that analyzes Congressional relationships and policymaking, found that …

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IWLC names 2015-16 board of directors

CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa Women Lead Change has released the list of individuals selected to serve on its 2015-16 board of directors. IWLC board members include:

Marsha Schulte, chair – retired, Rockwell Collins Inc.

Kate Minette, …

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Michelle Bernard to speak at ISU as Mary Louise Smith chair

AMES – Attorney, author and political analyst Michelle Bernard will speak on March 31 at Iowa State University. Bernard — founder, president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy — …

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Dream Big, Grow Here grant competition enters final week of voting

Several Iowa female entrepreneurs are vying for a $10,000 prize to fulfill their dreams of self-employment or expansion of their current business. In the Dream Big,

Grow Here competition, business owners compete online for a …