May 2026 Newsletter

Colleagues,

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

First, I am pleased to announce the release of a new research and policy brief titled “Seven Top Opportunities for Utah Girls and Women: A 2026 Update.” Additionally, a few weeks ago we released a research and policy brief titled “Eleven Major Challenges Utah Girls and Women Face: A 2026 Update.”

Second, you can RSVP for the A Bolder Way Forward: Quarterly Impact Forum on June 29 to hear updates on the UWLP and BWF, new and emerging resources, recent research findings, and inspiring progress happening across the BWF movement.

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

UWLP Podcast Episodes (with Utah Public Radio): STEM Fields & Leadership Development for Utah Women, Utah Women and Safety & Security: Poverty, Homelessness, and Domestic Violence, and Utah Women and Education: Higher Education Attainment and K-12 Initiatives
Infographic: Child Sexual Abuse: What Utahns Need to Know
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:

Voices Behind the Data: What Utahns Say About Sexual Harassment & Gender-Based Discrimination (Apr. 29, 2026)
How Utah Stacks up for Working Moms in 2026 (Utah News Dispatch, Apr. 28, 2026)
What Utahns Really Think About Sexual Harassment and Gender‑Based Discrimination (LinkedIn, Apr. 22, 2026)
Abuse and Harassment Climb the List of Utah Women’s Top Concerns (Townlift, Apr. 21, 2026)
Patterns in Major Challenges Faced by Utah Women Persist in New USU Survey (Utah News Dispatch, Apr. 21, 2026)
Just 39% of Utah Women Say Men are Interested in Supporting Them, Study Says (The Salt Lake Tribune, Apr. 19, 2026)
The State of Utah Women in 2026 on Access Utah (Utah Public Radio, Apr. 17, 2026)
What Utahns Say About the Gender Pay Gap: Voices Behind the Data (LinkedIn, Apr. 15, 2026)
Why HR Can’t Be Strategic Until It Chooses People Over Policies (Forbes, Apr. 14, 2026)
Mobile Mammograms Make it Possible For More Women to Get Cancer Screenings (Fox13, The Place, Apr. 8, 2026)
What Utahns Really Think About the Gender Pay Gap (LinkedIn, Apr. 7, 2026)
Why Boys and Girls Play Differently — And Why It Matters (Daily Herald, April. 4, 2026)
Why Boys and Girls Play Differently — And Why It Matters (Standard Examiner, April. 4, 2026)
What Utahns Are Saying About Childcare: Insights from 3,815 Qualitative Responses (LinkedIn, Apr. 1, 2026)

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Enjoy May!

Susan