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Women’s and Gender Issues

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Catt Center study: Counties, cities improve gender balance on boards

Cities and counties across the state continue to work toward achieving gender balance on commissions and boards, according to a new report from Iowa State University’s Catt Center for Women and Politics. The percentage of …

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ADAPTING ROLES: Family and gender issues heightened during pandemic, Business Record survey shows

By Emily Blobaum | Contributor, and Emily Barske | Associate editor  

Time kind of stands still and it’s hard to disconnect. This response from one of the people who answered the Business Record’s survey on family and gender issues …

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Guest opinion: ISU class makes history with gender equity

By Jacquelyn Rees Ulmer | Associate dean and professor, Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University

Back in August, I walked the halls of the Gerdin Business Building. I had many reasons to smile. The beautiful …

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Pandemic worsens gender pay gap

The gender wage gap existed before the coronavirus, but experts say this pandemic overburdens women and deepens inequalities. A Newsy/Ipsos poll found that during this pandemic, 45% of women had work hours cut or had …

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Half of 50 large corporations fail annual Gender Pay Scorecard report

Of 50 leading U.S. companies, half of them received a failing grade of F in the Gender Pay Scorecard released today by investment manager Arjuna Capital and Proxy Impact. Only three companies – Starbucks, Mastercard and Citigroup …

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Guest opinion: Value: The gender-intelligent blind spot

By Tiffany O’Donnell | CEO, Women Lead Change

She may say she’s leaving your company because of work-life issues; however, research shows that may not be the whole story.

Surveys by Gender Intelligence experts Barbara Annis …

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Ivy College of Business’ full-time MBA achieves gender equity

The incoming class for the full-time Master of Business Administration program at Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business marks a milestone that a majority of MBA programs nationwide are still aspiring to reach — …

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Des Moines Public Library part of solidarity event for transgender students

Today, Feb. 27, thousands of parents, educators, elected officials and allies will join in solidarity with transgender and gender-expansive students by hosting school and community readings of “I Am Jazz,” a children’s book by transgender teen trailblazer Jazz …

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Co-founder of gender equity in architecture nonprofit to speak at ISU Feb. 5

Lori Brown, professor of architecture at Syracuse University and the co-founder of gender equity in architecture nonprofit ArchiteXX, will speak about architecture and social justice on Feb. 5 at Iowa State University, the ISU College …

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The gender gap is persistent in our ability to self-promote

Employers often rely on self-promotion to make decisions about hiring, promoting and offering raises to their employees, and self-evaluations are not only an inevitable part of measuring performance at our jobs, but a perfect opportunity …