September 2025 Newsletter

Colleagues,

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

First, I am pleased to announce the release of a new research and policy brief today titled “Utah Gender Pay Gap: A 2025 Update” (with co-authors Dr. Robyn Blackburn and Kolene Anderson). This will provide more depth on the gap than most people know, so I hope you are able to read it.

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

• UWLP Podcast Episodes (with Utah Public Radio): Utah Women, Voting, and Civic Engagement and What Utahns Can Do to Strengthen Girls & Women – Community Conversations.
• Resource Kits: Learn more about 18 key areas of focus related to ensuring that more Utah girls, women, and families thrive.
• Resource: See our Resources in Spanish webpage.
• Community Calendar: View our community calendar for all events in Utah for girls and women.

Third, we are finishing up our third and last cohort for the Utah-based 100 Companies Championing Women campaign with the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity. We’ve appreciated our partnership and will be concluding our 2025 cohort in the next month. We are down to 20 spots and encourage you to nominate your organization (e.g., business, nonprofit, educational institution, local government entity). This campaign highlights workplaces that offer family-friendly policies and practices, as well as women-specific initiatives proven to impact the recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing of women employees, managers, and leaders. In addition, this helps us with our research. Apply here.

Fourth, in A Bolder Way Forward, we are highlighting “Personal Finance Month” and “National Voter Registration Month” in September. To learn more about Utah efforts in finance, visit the Finance Spoke webpage. The Political & Civic Representation Spoke is also working hard in various areas. Learn more about related goals and metrics.

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

• Study: America's Five Worst States to be a Woman (Daily Mail UK, Aug. 27, 2025)
• Women and Finances: What Utahns Need to Know (LinkedIn, Aug. 26, 2025)
• Utah, Idaho, Wyoming Ranked Among Lowest for Gender Equality (Cache Valley Daily, Aug. 20, 2025)
• We Continue to Be Ranked as the Worst State for Women’s Equality – 11 Years Running (Utah News Dispatch, Aug. 18, 2025)
• Child Sexual Abuse: What Utahns Need to Know (LinkedIn, Aug. 13, 2025)
• Stages of Change: A Model for Change in the Workplace (Forbes, Aug. 12, 2025)
• A Bold New Partnership: Midvale Aligns with Statewide Equity Initiative (The City Journal, Aug. 10, 2025)
• Women in the Workforce: Why Women are Leaving Work + The STEM Surge for Women in Utah (KSL News Radio, Inside Sources, Aug. 7, 2025)
• SL County Council Democratic Caucus Statement in Support of A Bolder Way Forward Initiative (Utah Policy, Aug. 6, 2025)
• A Resolution on Empowering Women, Girls Gets Backing of Majority-Women SLCo Council (Fox 13 Now, Aug. 5, 2025)

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Enjoy September!

Susan

Prof./Dr. Susan R. Madsen
Professor of Organizational 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