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AUGUST FOCUS: CONFIDENCE | ISSUE 3 OF 5 | 8.16.21
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Good morning and happy Monday! Special thanks to Emily Barske for taking over last week’s newsletter while I was out on PTO.
If you’re like me and weren’t able to attend or tune in to the Business Record’s Women of Influence event earlier this month, we’re running their acceptance speeches this week. They are all inspiring, so I hope you take a moment to watch them.
Have a great week!
– Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor
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Watch speeches from the 2021 Women of Influence
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Emily Abbas
"Don’t limit your life’s experiences only to things you can master or win."
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Marta Codina
"Hardships and experience make us stronger. They aren’t something to be embarrassed by."
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Rosalind Fox
"We must all continue to lift others as we climb."
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Hannah Inman
"The way to make true and lasting change that is better for our community is by coming together in collaboration and partnership."
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More videos below advertisement
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Sonia Parras Konrad
"We do not want women to be like us, we want them to be better."
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Virginia Croskery Lauridsen
"There’s a star of the show. But no production is possible without the contribution of every single company member."
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Suzanne Mineck
"It is my hope ... we are relentless in making space for others to uncover and know the power and impact of their own voices."
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Janice Lane Schroeder
"To give to others, it will come back to you in immeasurable ways."
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Tiffany Tauscheck
"We become the care, the love, the grace we receive from others."
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Left: New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. Center: Actress Mayim Bialik. Right: Singer and businesswoman Rihanna.
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- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has resigned over a sexual harassment scandal, meaning Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will now become the state’s first woman governor. There are currently only eight women governors in the country, and 19 lieutenant governors who are women, counting Hochul in her current role.
- Along with current executive producer Mike Richards, actress Mayim Bialik has been named as a permanent co-host of "Jeopardy!," marking the first time two people will host the popular game show. Bialik will host prime-time episodes and new spinoffs.
- Rihanna is officially a billionaire. Now worth $1.7 billion, according to Forbes, the pop star is the wealthiest female musician in the world. The bulk of her fortune comes from the value of Fenty Beauty, a cosmetics company she launched in 2017.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened its recommendation that pregnant or breastfeeding people get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying data suggests that pregnant people face an increased risk of developing a severe illness from COVID-19.
- The Iowa Commission on the Status of Women has announced the 2021 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame inductees. Honorees are Roxann Marie Ryan of Cresco, Cornelia Clark of Grinnell, Donna Reed of Denison and Jan Mitchell of Des Moines. Clark and Reed are receiving posthumous awards.
- The Iowa chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners is seeking applications for its second Business Institute, which is designed for Iowa women business owners who have operated their business for at least three years but have not yet reached $1 million in revenue. Tuition for the program costs $1,000 for members and $1,250 for nonmembers. Applications are due Sept. 10. More information about the program can be found at the NAWBO Iowa website.
- The United States finished first in the overall Olympic medal count with 113 medals. U.S. women won 66 – or 58% – of them. The women first took control of the U.S. medals in London 2012, winning 61 to 55 for the men. In Rio de Janeiro five years ago, they claimed 58 to the men’s 55.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Nasdaq’s proposal to require many of its listed companies to have at least one or two "diverse" board members, or at least explain in writing why they don’t.
- Female Asian and Pacific Islander characters are more likely than female characters of any other race to be objectified on screen, according to a new report from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
- Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Best Employers for Women that was recently released includes a couple of prominent Iowa employers: Principal Financial Group and University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, ranking No. 26 and 44 respectively among some of the top U.S. organizations.
- A new study revealed that women are more likely to start a research career now than they were 20 years ago. But they are less likely to continue their academic careers than are their male contemporaries, and in general publish fewer papers.
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KNOW YOUR WORTH: FEARLESS STORIES AT WORK, BY
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Empowering Others to Succeed: Betty Lee
"I’m driven to do more to help underserved people understand how money works. If you give them a sense of financial security, the more they have to give back to their communities." – Betty Lee, managing director, Principal.
Having experienced past financial hardships of her own, Betty now makes a point to emphasize the "why" of money decisions, helping people—particularly those with limited access and means—understand the importance of budgeting, paying down debt, and saving.
And she’s an advocate outside of work, fighting for the underserved. She feels it’s her job to speak up and do more. READ THE FULL STORY>
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"KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND YOUR VOICE LOUD – YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS LISTENING."
DAVINA SOONDRUM
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Do you know a Fearless Iowa woman?
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Fearless is a Business Record initiative with women-centered content and events designed to help women and the companies and allies who both value and support them. The elements of this brand can be simplified into one goal: We want to help empower Iowa women to succeed in work and life.
In doing so, the team behind Fearless is always looking for stories to tell about Iowa women.
We believe that everyone has a story to share and that we cannot progress as a society unless we know about one another. We share stories through featuring women in our reporting, featuring guest contributions and speakers at our events.
Do you know of any women or nonbinary Iowans who have a great story to tell? Do you have a story you'd like to tell us about yourself? Let us know below.
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On Leadership: The leader's role in civil discourse
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BY SUZANNA DE BACA PRESIDENT & GROUP PUBLISHER, BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS CORP.
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Recently I had a conversation with a CEO friend who confessed he was struggling with a member of his leadership team who openly expressed his political views at work and on social media. Not only were the leader’s views divergent from his own, he was afraid politics in the workplace were creating disruption. Should he fire the individual? Or create a policy forbidding political discussion?
I am fascinated by the topic of how we exist in and lead organizations in a world where political and economic views become increasingly polarizing, and it has come up a lot lately, so I probed for information. How was the leader’s performance? Stellar, he said. Was this person a dedicated team member? Yes. Was he harassing others or just expressing his view? He assured me that he simply talked about politics, and didn’t threaten anyone.
With those basics out of the way, I next asked him about his company’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. He assured me the organization had a robust plan and was doing everything it could to create an inclusive culture. He seemed surprised when I pointed out that a truly inclusive culture involves not only respect and equity for people from different races, genders, orientations or abilities -- it also includes respect for all individuals’ political points of view, even if the leader does not personally agree.
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