April 2024 Newsletter

Colleagues,

Good morning! I have a number of Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) announcements for April:

First, we have two important events coming up:

• “Utahns’ Perceptions of the Challenges Facing Women and Girls” (webinar, RSVP online, April 18, 12:00-1:15pm). I will share insights about the fall survey study results as a whole and many BWF spoke leaders will share brief insights about the findings related to their specific spokes (area of focus).
• “A Bolder Way Forward 2^nd Annual Summit” (June 6, 9:00am-2:00pm, Zions Technology Campus). Join us for this important annual gathering of people committed to engaging in making Utah a place where more girls and women can thrive!

Second, we are pleased to announce the release of three new research summaries: Health Across the Lifespan, Entrepreneurship, and Finance. In partnership with A Bolder Way Forward (BWF) leaders, the UWLP conducted a fall statewide survey to establish a baseline of public perceptions related to the awareness, understanding, and attitudes around challenges that Utah women and girls face. To learn more about the study, review this document (Background & Methods) and check out the others already published.

Third, we have a few resources to highlight this month:

• UWLP Podcast Episodes (with Utah Public Radio): The Status of Women in Utah Politics: A 2024 Update, New Research: Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment & Gender-Based Discrimination, New Research: Poverty & Homelessness and Home & Family, and BWF: Childcare & Pre-K Programs
• Utah's 40 Over 40: Utah's 40 Over 40 initiative is now accepting nominations.

Fourth, the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, the Cox-Henderson Administration, and the UWLP partnered on the initiative titled “100 Companies Championing Women in Utah.” We have now opened nominations for an additional 100 companies to be recognized in a 2024 cohort. If your organization (e.g., company, nonprofit, university) does great things to champion women in Utah, we invite you to submit a nomination: https://inutah.org/100-companies/.

Fifth, here are some of our partners’ upcoming events (check out our community calendar for all events in Utah for girls and women):

• April 10 (8:00am-10:30am) - SAFE Symposium Update Breakfast (Saprea) – Must register by April 7
• May 7 (1:00pm-4:00pm) - Women and AI Symposium (UVU Smith College of Engineering & Technology)
• May 21 (11:00am-1:00pm) - Sorry, Am I Apologizing Too Much? (Business Women’s Forum)

Finally, check out some key articles and media published this past month:

• UWLP Takes a Look Into Female Representation in Utah Politics (The Utah Statesman, Mar. 25, 2024)
• Utah Women and STEM (LinkedIn, Mar. 21, 2024)
• Women's Leadership and Social Change in Utah (Future Casting with Utah State, Mar. 19, 2024)
• Single Mothers in Utah (LinkedIn, Mar. 11, 2024)
• Opinion: We Can’t Afford to Move Backward on Remote Work (Deseret News, Mar. 7, 2024)
• Guest Opinion: Best and Worst States for Women in 2024 – We Aren’t at the Bottom at Least! (Standard Examiner, Mar. 1, 2024)

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Enjoy April!

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
Phone: 435-797-0873
Web: utwomen.org
Email: susan.madsen@usu.edu