Women Do Everything Summit & Career Expo By Staff Report As the workforce struggles back from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows that women continue to find their lives, careers, and earning potential severely impacted by its economic and social consequences. But one woman, serial entrepreneur and women’s advocate Tonya Hicks has personally committed to doing something about…
Female Astronaut Shares Down-to-Earth Advice By Tim Johnson An astronaut who spoke Friday at Kirn and Wilson Middle Schools had some out-of-this-world stories but also some down-to-Earth advice for an audience of eighth-graders. Megan McArthur was part of SpaceX Crew-2, which flew to the International Space Station last year and completed a mission of almost 200 days. The crew —…
10 Perspectives on Building Female Business Success By John Cox A panel of speakers with dinner and a keynote will have to wait another year. Email has instead brought together 10 professional perspectives for this month’s focus on Bakersfield women in business. We asked each of our print guests what sorts of professional challenges she had overcome on the journey…
6 Lessons In Building A Successful Company From Nicci Levi By Megan Bruneau Nicci Levy has one of those stories that will inspire even the most discouraged entrepreneur: In middle school, she tried out for every team and didn’t make a single one. Unfazed, she joined the only team with no tryouts: cross country track. In her mid-thirties, with no…
Panel Promotes Women’s Equality at Air Force Base Leaders discuss challenges they face as women. By Jessica Lindsey Oprah, Madam C.J. Walker, and Issa Rae all have something in common. All three are women Nadia Colom said she would like to have dinner with. Colom, the owner of Potter Property Management, was part of a women’s leadership panel at the…
Women’s Equality Day Program Emphasizes Empowerment By Stefanie Hauck The Defense Federal Community and Federal Women’s Program celebrated Women’s Equality Day with a virtual observance on Aug. 17 at the Defense Supply Center Columbus featuring keynote speaker Rebecca Beck, director of Accounting Standards and Reporting for Defense Finance and Accounting Service. Beck, a longtime member of the Senior Executive Service…
University Spotlights 10 Black Women Philanthropists in New Initiative By Derek Major Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis’ (IUPUI) Women’s Philanthropy Institute is highlighting 10 Black women philanthropists with its Black Women Give Back List. The Black Women Give Back List highlights Black women who saw a need in their community and took matters into their own hands to address it. These…
Tech Veteran Reflects on 25 Year Career at Cisco By Gina Narcisi The Silver Anniversary Cisco veteran José Van Dijk is ringing in 25 years with the San Jose, California-based tech giant this month. Van Dijk, one of CRN’s Power 100 Most Powerful Women Of The Channel 2022, started her career as a supply chain coordinator for Texas Instruments. She…
Female Truck Driver Named Ambassador for Women in Trucking By She Drives Trucks Staff KayLeigh McCall, a driver and training engineer at Schneider, has been selected as the Women in Trucking Association’s newest Driver Ambassador. “Being selected as Schneider’s Women in Trucking ambassador provides an opportunity for me to spread the message that women can and will continue to be…
3 Women From Delhi Start a Language Learning Institute By Sangmuan Hangsing Enchanté Institute of Foreign Languages (EIFL) is celebrating its first foundation day on Sunday. It is a language learning institute founded on August 21, 2021. EIFL was born out of a calling to make language learning more accessible and manageable for students in the northeast to forge ahead…
