By Erin Golden, Published in the Omaha World-Herald May 2, 2012
Ask 47 of Omaha's top female executives about what it's like to be in their shoes - and how they got into them - and you'll get both good and bad news about how far women have come in the world of business.
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By Ellie Archer, Published in the Omaha World-Herald March 30, 2012
Women's History Month is a time to reflect on the contributions of the
many women who are pioneers in their fields — the leaders who have
contributed to the growth and strength of our nation and our community
in countless ways.
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By Bob Fischbach, Published in the Omaha World-Herald Nov. 24, 2011
Shannon Spears has her hands full. The full-time student at Metropolitan Community College is raising a 3-month-old son while working two part-time jobs.
Life got a bit easier when she received a Recycled Rides 2005 Dodge Caravan minivan recently at the Women's Fund of Omaha annual fall luncheon.
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By Steve Jordan, Published in the Omaha World-Herald Nov. 4, 2011
Workplace survey finds women still have long way to go for equity in leadership
Vickie Hagen was selling radiator equipment by mail 31 years ago when she got a job as the first mail-order sales manager for Omaha Steaks.
"I did a good job," she said. "I wasn't afraid to work hard, put in whatever hours it took, get my hands dirty and get the job done."
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By Steve Jordan, Published in the Omaha World-Herald Nov. 4, 2011
One of the last barriers to women achieving top jobs in Omaha is the company hunting trip, golf outing or other traditionally male social activity, according to a recent study of female leadership in the city.
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By Erin Grace, Published in the Omaha World-Herald, May 1, 2011
The Women's Fund of Omaha notes that few women serve on the city's most influential corporate boards.
When Ruth Ann Marshall comes to town, she's one of two women at ConAgra's board table. When Judith Richards Hope travels here for Union Pacific's board meetings, she's the lone woman with a vote.
Being in the minority is a familiar experience for both women, who rose to the top of their male-dominated fields, financial services for Marshall of Fisher Island, Fla., and corporate law for Hope of Washington, D.C.
That continues to be the norm nationwide for women, who rarely reach corporate America's upper echelons.
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By Erin Grace, Published in the Omaha World-Herald, March 27, 2011
After Eric Bandur shot his wife, Laura, and then himself in 2006, their children - then ages 11 and 7 - were taken in by an aunt and uncle. Now a Westside High School student, John Bandur says he feels lucky to have had his relatives' support.
He was 5 when he heard Mom crying and ran to see Dad holding a gun to her head.
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Published in the Omaha World-Herald, Feb. 9, 2011
Ready to Serve event offers encouragement and training to serve on nonprofit boards.
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By Erin Grace, Published in the Omaha World-Herald, Feb. 6, 2011
Rape is the reason Julie Medina became a prosecutor. It's also why she
speaks at local schools, which must comply with a new dating violence
law
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By Erin Grace, Published in the Omaha World-Herald, Nov. 4, 2010
More shelter beds. More police officers. More advocates who can accompany a domestic violence victim to court, help her with a protection order and plan her safe exit from an abusive relationship. Those are concrete ways the Omaha area could better help victims — most often women — whose intimate partners abuse them, according to a report out Thursday.
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By Erin Grace, Momaha Blogs, Published Oct. 29, 2010
Once upon a time there was a corporate climber at one of America’s most
powerful companies who had often been the only woman in a room full of
men.
She got a shot at bending the ear of the CEO of AT&T Bob Allen. Just
the two of them. The once-lowly computer programmer who’d been one of
30 women among 1,900 men at Johns Hopkins University and who’d worked
hard to get to this spot. And the Big Man.
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