Articles Tagged: Her Magazine

The 2022 series is well underway with the theme of making bold decisions. We’ll be hearing from more speakers of the Restoration Project and other community leaders as they share their journeys toward happiness.

Jennifer Banta knew the shortage and cost of child care was a major workforce issue long before the pandemic took hold and brought the conversation to light across the country.

The 2022 series will begin with the theme of making bold decisions. Hear from facilitators of the Restoration Project and other community leaders as they share their own journey in personal and professional paths that have led to happiness.

Deb Ralston has long worked in the medical field, but the work she does today — both professionally and as a volunteer — is the most fulfilling, she said.

Civil Rights Commission Executive Director Stefanie Munsterman-Scriven works to make her community more inclusive.

“Nobody's going to be more committed to these goals than me and nobody is going to understand this community that Horizons is serving better than me,” says Sophia DeMartino of Horizons, A Family Service Alliance.

Staffing shortages and high costs are challenging parents and child care providers alike.

While no singular thing can guarantee success, one key skill can dramatically increase your positive results: Success Swagger.

Cedar Rapids native Carletta Knox-Seymour holds virtual classes aimed at Black women that teach workplace skills, the impact of disenfranchisement, and how to build self-respect.

Kat Bevins is working to reduce violence in Cedar Rapids through a restorative justice nonprofit, ReSET Cedar Rapids.

Each issue, we ask Judy Ryan, who retired after working more than 20 years at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Cedar Rapids, to share her book suggestions with our HER readers.

These 13 extraordinary women not only inspire and motivate change and action but also serve as role models for future leaders.

Lorraine Bowans, RE/MAX real estate agent, has had a pretty hectic year. The housing market, both locally and nationally, has been hot. So hot, in fact, that some of her clients have written as many as seven or eight offers on different houses, each one above the asking price, and still not had success.

In her role as a Coe College professor, Maria Dean said she enjoyed helping students make connections to a future career path, never discouraging them as she’d been discouraged early on in her career.

Sarah Mascher Wallace shares how she got into tech and why one of the most important skills in tech has nothing to do with computers.