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Speak Up: Empowering women at the grassroots level

  Companies often overlook an important set of would-be partners — locally rooted organizations that promote a multi-faceted approach to women’s empowerment. Here’s a guide to cultivating partnerships that yield lasting value.…
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2015
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Speak Up: Want to maximize your influence?

Want to maximize your presence, visibility and influence? Here are 3 activities you may want to limit, writes Susan Ritchie, an executive coach and the author of “Strategies for Being Brilliant: 21 Ways to be Happy, Confident and…
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2015
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Lift IOWA seeking guest opinion writers

 

Do you have advice or tips to offer aspiring female leaders? Do you simply have an opinion applicable to women’s leadership? If so, Lift IOWA is seeking Iowa females to contribute guest opinion pieces …
By MEGAN VERHELST | Feb 16, 2015
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Athena, Male Champion honorees announced

 

Six Quad City area women – all leaders in their professions – have been named as the 2015 Athena Awards honorees.

In a news release last week, The Women’s Connection and Quad Cities Chamber …
By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2015
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Iowa Females You Should Know: Terri Vaughan

Why Therese “Terri” Vaughan recently accepted a two-year appointment as dean of Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration.

 

Where she’s been

In addition to her new role with Drake, Vaughan’s previous service includes a …
By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2015
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Women on Board’ conference to be held March 7

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Junior League of Des Moines will present “Women on Board,” a training conference that will bring together Central Iowa female leaders to build skills and support female representation …
By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2015
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Dumont woman wins entrepreneur award

Shelly Zimmerman, owner and principal agent at Harrison-Thornburgh Insurance of Dumont, is the 2015 Iowa Small Business Development Centers’ Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneur Achievement Award winner, reports the Mason City Globe Gazette. This statewide award recognizes …
By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2015
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IWLC announces two additional speakers for Eastern Iowa conference

Iowa Women Lead Change announced Carly Fiorina and Susan Colantuono will be keynote speakers at the organization’s annual Eastern Iowa Conference, scheduled April 21-22. Fiorina was chairman and CEO for six years at Hewlett-Packard Co. …
By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2015
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Speak Up: If women see it, they can be it

Are you interested in seeing a seismic shift in the number of women holding powerful, influential roles in the business world? If you are, try incorporating these four tips, writes Nancy Fredricks for Iowa Women…
By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2015
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Speak Up: A definitive strategy to eliminate the gender pay gap

Could radical transparency finally eliminate the gender wage gap? It seems like a bold move, but it’s a move that worked at these four companies. Read more at FastCompany.com.  
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By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2015