March 2025 Newsletter

Colleagues,

Good morning! Happy International Women’s Day on Saturday. I have a number of Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) announcements for March:

First, we are pleased to announce the release of a new white paper titled “Women, Finance, and Education: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This white paper focuses on finance, higher education attainment, and K-12 initiatives. Thanks to my co-author Brie Sparks for her work on this white paper. Additionally, a few weeks ago we released a new white paper titled “Women’s Safety & Security: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes,” which focuses on sharing the results of our fall survey around the topics of child sexual abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and poverty/homelessness.

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

• UWLP Podcast Episodes (with Utah Public Radio): Understanding Sexual Harassment & Gender-Based Discrimination in Utah, Understanding Domestic Violence in Utah, Understanding Sexual Assault in Utah, and Understanding Poverty & Homelessness in Utah
• Women in Leadership Executive Speaker Series Videos: Women and Policy, Strategy, Politics, and Change, A Fireside Chat with Gail Miller: Making a Difference, and Crossing the Divide: Making an Impact in Career and Community
• Engaging Developmental Courses for Small Groups: Male Allyship: A New Conversation and Exploring Your Purpose: Talents, Callings, and Influence
• Community Calendar: View our community calendar for all events in Utah for girls and women.

Third, 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 2024-2025 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/.

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

• Voices: Where are the Women? A Century After Kanab’s All-Female Council, Utah Still Lags. (The Salt Lake Tribune, Mar. 4, 2025)
• The Best States for Women’s Health – How Does Utah Fare? (The City Journals, Mar. 3, 2025)
• A State-by-State Ranking by Gender: Where Does Utah Fall on Claiming Leadership Skills? (LinkedIn, Mar. 3, 2025)
• Letter to the Editor: Here's How to Empower Girls and Women in Washington County (Cedar City News, Feb. 26, 2025)
• Why People Support Perpetrators During Sexual Misconduct Allegations (Forbes, Feb. 25, 2025)
• Ways to Strengthen Girls and Women in Carbon County (ETV News, Feb. 24, 2025)
• New Survey Reveals What Women in Utah are Experiencing on the Job (Utah Weekly Forum with Rebecca Cressman, Feb. 19, 2025)
• New Report Highlights Key Findings on Women’s Leadership in Utah (The Daily Universe, Feb. 13, 2025)
• Ways to Strengthen Girls and Women in Iron County (Iron County Today, pg. 11, Feb. 8, 2025)
• Guest Column: Women are 80% More Likely Than Men to Face Poverty After Age 65 (Salt Lake Business Journal, Feb. 8, 2025)
• What Matters Most to Utahns? An Analysis by Gender (LinkedIn, Feb. 10, 2025)
• Where Utah Stands on Gender Equity in Politics (Fox 13 News, Feb. 7, 2025)
• Guest Opinion: Concerning Research on Girls – Stress and Well-Being (Daily Herald, Feb. 5, 2025)

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Enjoy March!