UWLP Publishes New Research on Eleven Challenges Utah Women and Girls Face
This report helps break down barriers that keep women and girls from thriving.
Moving Mountains for Utah Women.
The mission of the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) is to strengthen the impact of Utah girls, women, and families. We serve Utah and its residents by 1) producing relevant, trustworthy, and applicable research; 2) creating and gathering valuable research-based resources; and 3) convening trainings and events that inform, inspire, and ignite growth and change for all Utahns. The UWLP was founded in 2009 by Dr. Susan R. Madsen, who leads this work as part of her faculty position as a scholar at Utah State University.
Utah Women and Skilled Trades
This brief examines job demand in the skilled trades, trends in women’s participation, and ways to increase opportunities for Utah women in these careers.
UWLP Publishes New Statewide Data on Home, Health, Community, and Allyship
Utah Women & Leadership Project has released the final white papers that share the results of a comprehensive statewide study conducted in the fall of 2025.
UWLP in the News
- Women's Voices on Entrepreneurship: Opportunity, Support, and Barriers
- Why HR Can’t Be Strategic Until It Chooses People Over Policies
- Beyond Politics — The Real Meaning of Advocacy
- The Hidden Ways Language Undermines Women At Work
- Voices: What Utah Stands to Lose When Women’s Progress is Treated as Optional
- Toxic Bosses Are Making Employees Sick—And The Evidence Is Impossible To Ignore
- How Utah’s Faith Communities Can Help End Violence Against Women
Women’s Networks
Locate Utah women’s networks, groups, and organizations to engage, learn, and connect.
Featured Events
The UWLP—under the direction of faculty member Dr. Susan R. Madsen—hosts, offers, partners on, and collaborates on research-based programs, seminars, lectures, workshops, and think tanks aligned with efforts to move mountains for Utah girls, women, and families. View all upcoming events.
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Past Events
The UWLP started offering and co-hosting gatherings and events in 2014 and began capturing the “Utah Women’s Leadership Speaker & Dialogue Series” on video in 2015. We keep the past event information online as a resource for those looking for topics and speakers for future events. If you are interested in partnering on future events, contact us at uwlp@usu.edu.
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Community Calendar
This calendar lists events across Utah that focus on supporting girls, women, and families -whether the events are designed specifically for them or created for influencers who want to better support and advance their success. Events are added to this calendar from various women’s networks, groups, and associations across the state of Utah each month. If you have an event that you would like listed, please complete this short form.
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Videos
These collections of videos are valuable resources for girls, women, and those who influence them. The first section includes videos that were captured from the “Utah Women’s Leadership Speaker & Dialogue Series” in partnership with the Utah Education Network (UEN). The second includes videos produced specifically about the importance of a college education for Utah women. Other sections provide a host of great resources on a variety of topics related to women.