March 2021 Newsletter

Colleagues,

I have a number of Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) announcements for March:

First, we have three virtual events coming up in March and April (register online):

• When Women Don’t Speak: What It Takes for Women To be Heard (Mar. 12, Noon-1:15pm; Speakers: Drs. Jessica Preece and Christopher F. Karpowitz)
• Rising Athenas, Male Allies, and the Power of Gender Partnership (Apr. 9, Noon-1:15pm; Panelists: Drs. David Smith and Brad Johnson, Authors and Global Experts)
• Designing Corporate Women’s Networks, Initiatives, and Leadership Programs (Apr. 16 Workshop, 8:00am-11:00am; Facilitator: Dr. Susan R. Madsen, Limited to 50)

Second, check out three new Zoom videos from our recent events:

• What Is Your Money Personality Type? (Workshop)
• Stopping Violence Against Utah Girls & Women (Panel Discussion)
• More Than a Body: Building Body Image Resilience (Available online until Monday, March 8)

Third, here are some of our partners’ upcoming events:

• Mar. 5 (8:00am-11:00am) - Young Women’s Leadership Summit (YWCA Utah)
• Mar. 6 (8:00am-2:15pm) - Utah Women's Voter Registration Day + International Women's Day Virtual Conference (VOTERISE)
• Mar. 9 (Noon-1:30pm) - Running for Office as a Young Woman (Real Women Run)
• Mar. 16 (11:00am-1:00pm) - Business Women's Forum 2021 - She Started It For All of Us: Looking to the Past to Inspire our Future (Business Women’s Forum)
• Mar. 25-26 (10:00am-8:00pm, 10:00am-5:00pm) People Helping People Single Mothers Seminar & Job Fair (People Helping People)
• Apr. 7 (6:00pm-8:00pm) - Identity in the Everyday Hustle: Navigating Workplaces (YWCA Utah)
• Apr. 9 - 2021 UWHEN Annual Leadership Conference (UWHEN)

Finally, check out the following editorials and articles from February:

• Gender Parity Pledges: Do They Make A Difference? (Forbes, Feb. 24, 2021) 
• Benefits for Companies that Implement Flexibility and Family-Friendly Policies (LinkedIn, Feb. 22, 2021) 
• The Benefits of Having More Women in Politics (Deseret News, Feb. 19, 2021) 
• She’s Trying to Help the ‘Invisible Population’ of Single Moms Weather the Pandemic (Deseret News, Feb. 15, 2021) 
• Workforce Diversity is Important to Success of Utah's Tech Industry, Leader Says at Town Hall (KSL, Feb. 10, 2021) 
• The Status of Women in Utah Politics (UtahPolicy.com, Feb. 8, 2021) 
• The Flexibility and Family-Friendly Policies of Top Companies (LinkedIn, Feb. 8, 2021) 
• It's Here To Stay: Teleworking Benefits And Recommendations (Forbes, Feb. 3, 2021) 

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Enjoy March!

Susan

Prof./Dr. Susan R. Madsen
Inaugural Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership
Director, Utah Women & Leadership Project
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Utah State University