Women

Almost 51% of Missouri is women, but they don’t have that representation on the state’s appointed boards and commissions.

LaKisha Redditt is a Black doula and the founder of Virtuously B’Earthed Doula Services in St. Louis. She spoke about how much more education black birthing people have to do to keep themselves and their babies safe – and about how a doula can help in that process.

Nkenge Miller is a Black doula in St. Louis who started her own doula practice, Doula’s Intuition, in 2018. She spoke about the need for and benefit of doulas – especially those with shared cultural backgrounds.

Since the pandemic, disc golf is more popular than ever. Alexis Kerman, a graduate student at MU and professional disc golfer, is trying to make more of its athletes women.

Powerhouse Community Development Corporation opened the Family Regeneration Center in Columbia last October. It's focusing on the specific needs of women who have experienced trauma of any kind – things like substance use and recovery, domestic violence, childhood abuse, etc.

The fair will be held at Macon High School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Today Paul Pepper visits with JEFF MORAN about the new name for the P.E.T. Mobility Project, now known as Mobility Worldwide. Why the change and what…

MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital opened its new Women’s Imaging Center today. The Imaging Center is now the second center in Columbia that will have…

Today Paul Pepper visits with MARILYN McLEOD, League of Women Voters, about two programs coming up this month. The first - in honor of Constitution Day -…

Today Paul Pepper visits with JAIME FREIDRICHS, Director of the Missouri Women's Business Center. MOWBC is a brand new program of Central Missouri…