December 2025 Newsletter

Colleagues,

Good morning! I have several Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) announcements for December:

First, I am pleased to announce the release of a new research and policy brief titled “100 Companies Championing Women in 2025: Best Practices for Utah Companies” (with co-author Corinne Clarkson). The brief provides insight into Utah companies that are taking the lead in offering initiatives and benefits that are making a positive difference in their employees’ lives. Additionally, a few weeks ago we released a white paper titled “Belonging in Utah: Findings from Community Conversations with Women of Color” (with co-authors Nadia Cates and Kolene Anderson).

Second, we are hosting our 2026 Women in Leadership Executive Speaker Series in January and February. Registration will be opening soon, and all webinars will be posted on our upcoming events webpage in the next few weeks.

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

• UWLP Podcast Episodes (with Utah Public Radio): Utah Women and Fertility: Trends and Changes from 1970–2023 and Cosmetic Surgery and Body Image Among Utah Women: A 2025 Update
• Upcoming Events: A Bolder Way Forward hosts, offers, partners, and collaborates on events across the state.
• Community Calendar: View our community calendar for all events in Utah for girls and women.

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

• USU UWLP Releases Research on Utah Women of Color and Belonging in Utah (ETV News, Nov. 24, 2025)
• People First: Women of Utah Panel (The Thunderbolt, Nov. 24, 2025)
• How LDS Women Serving Missions at 18 Might Impact Colleges, Marriage Ages, and Birthrates (The Salt Lake Tribune, Nov. 22, 2025)
• There’s a Reason You Can’t Tell the ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Cast Apart (Cosmopolitan, Nov. 20, 2025)
• How to Help Women-Owned Businesses in Utah (KSL, Nov. 20, 2025)
• Women’s Entrepreneurial Empowerment (Utah Policy, Nov. 20, 2025)
• Voices: Utah workplaces are particularly susceptible to sexism, our research shows. Here’s how to recognize — and improve — conditions for women (The Salt Lake Tribune, Nov. 14, 2025)
• MADSEN: How do Utah Families Rank in Dinners, Reading to Children, and Other Family Health Metrics? (Daily Herald, Nov. 8, 2025)
• Utah Women and Fertility: A 2025 Update (LinkedIn, Nov. 11, 2025)
• USU UWLP Releases Research on Utah Women and Substance Use Disorders (Utah State Today, Nov. 6, 2025)
• There’s Worry Utah Could See a Shutdown-Prompted Domestic Violence Spike (KUER 90.1, Nov. 6, 2025)
• City Council Approves Resolution Supporting Bolder Way Forward Initiative (The City Journal, Nov. 4, 2025)

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Happy Holidays!

Susan