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Business Record 12-8-17

Collision ahead for prosperity express?
Our job-generating economy threatens a short supply of affordable housing

Focus: Building & Construction

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Lift IOWA calendar: The month ahead

Dec. 5: Bettendorf Business Network meeting
Host: Bettendorf Business Network
About: Iowa State Extension Service Director Becky Bray and Ginny Wilson-Peters of Integrity Integrated will be the featured speakers at this event. A buffet lunch …

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SPEAK UP: 10 great resources for women entrepreneurs

This year’s headlines are full of stories on technology’s “bro culture” and the gender imbalance in entrepreneurship and the tech world. For all the strides that women have made in starting businesses, a massive divide…
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Business Record 12-1-17

A community mental health resource
NAMI Greater Des Moines’ first paid director explores connections with business community

Focus: Retail

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SPEAK UP: There is no mind reading in the career world

Gone are the days when working hard was enough to earn recognition or a promotion in the career world. Take control of your career trajectory and design your unique path. In addition to mapping out …

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Dec. 19: Women’s Leadership Network Holiday Breakfast

Host: Women’s Leadership Network Dubuque
About: Join WLN – Dubuque for a morning of networking and celebrating as a part of the organization’s holiday breakfast. 
When: 7:30-9 a.m.
Where: Shalom Retreat Center, 1001 Davis St., …

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SPEAK UP: Training programs and reporting systems won’t end sexual harassment — promoting more women will

We already know how to reduce sexual harassment at work, and the answer is actually pretty simple: Hire and promote more women. Research suggests that this solution addresses two root causes of harassment: male-dominated management …

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SPEAK UP: Fundraising in a sexist world, from four women who’ve done it

The sexism and funding gap facing women entrepreneurs is well-documented. Women receive a paltry 3 percent of all venture-capital funding, and the numbers are getting worse. Investors are doling out their money to VC firms …

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A study used sensors to show men and women are treated differently at work

Harvard Business Review: Gender equality remains frustratingly elusive. Women are underrepresented in the C-suite, receive lower salaries, and are less likely to receive a critical first promotion to manager than men. Numerous causes have been suggested, but …