White Papers

The UWLP White Paper Series offers research-based reports on specific issues that impact Utah girls and women, along with related policy recommendations. The purpose of this series is to help inform Utah decision makers and the general public as to cause and impact of various issues, and then propose evidence-based policy solutions for change. All research is conducted under the direction of Dr. Susan R. Madsen, Professor of Organizational Leadership in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, and the Founding Director of the UWLP.

• No. 18: What Utahns Can Do to Strengthen Girls & Women: Findings from Community Conversations Across Utah (Jun. 4, 2025)
• No. 17: Utah Women, Discrimination, and Sexism: Experiences and Perceptions (Apr. 17, 2025)
• No. 16: Home, Health, Community, & Allyship: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes (Mar. 20, 2025)
• No. 15: Utah Organizations Supporting Women & Girls: Exploring the Landscape (Mar. 13, 2025)
• No. 14: Women, Finance, and Education: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes (Mar. 6, 2025)
• No. 13: Women’s Safety & Security: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes (Feb. 18, 2025)
• No. 12: Women in the Workplace: Part 2: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes (Jan. 22, 2025)
• No. 11: Women in the Workplace: Part 1: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes (Jan. 7, 2025)
• No. 10: What Matters Most to Utahns? Envision Utah Survey Results by Gender (Sep. 19, 2024)
• No. 9: The Current Status of Utah Women & Girls: A Research Synopsis (Jan. 4, 2024; revised Nov. 20, 2024)
• No. 8: Gender Development Indicators for Utah: Based on 2015-2020 Human Development Index (May 4, 2023)
• No. 7: Women-Owned Businesses in Utah: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities (Oct. 5, 2022)
• No. 6: Addressing Workplace Sexual Harassment: Public Policy Solutions for Utah Full Report, Executive Summary, and Policy Recommendations (Aug. 11, 2022)
• No. 5: The Complex Childcare Landscape: Public Policy Solutions for Utah Full Report and Executive Summary (Jan. 6, 2022; revised Jul. 11, 2024 & Oct. 7, 2024)
• No. 4: Women’s Equality in Utah: Why Utah Is Ranked as the Worst State, and What Can Be Done (Dec. 2, 2021)
• No. 3: Utah is Changing: Should Our Leave Laws Follow Suit? Full Report, Executive Summary, and Policy Recommendations (Sep. 1, 2021)
• No. 2: Addressing the Gender Pay Gap in Utah with State Equal Pay Laws Full Report, Executive Summary, and Policy Recommendations (Jun. 29, 2021)
• No. 1: Republican Women Serving in State Legislatures (Apr. 1, 2020)