Employment & Workforce Development – Resource Kit
The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) team, together with the Workforce Development Spoke advisors within A Bolder Way Forward, have curated a collection of recommended resources. This includes UWLP research and materials as well as valuable contributions from statewide and national community partners and organizations. This collection also includes general information about employment. Also see related resource kits, among others, on Childcare & Pre-K Programs, Entrepreneurship, Gender Pay Gap, Sexual Harassment & Gender-Based Discrimination, Sexism & Utah Context, and Women’s Leadership & Development. To get involved in positive change, take action by exploring what you can do as individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Online Courses
- Conflict Management for Women
- Exploring Your Purpose: Talents, Callings, and Influence
- Overcoming Impostor Syndrome for Women
- Relaunching Your Career for Women – Part I
- Relaunching Your Career for Women – Part II
- Returning to College: Pathway to Your Possibilities
Key Resources
- Conversation Guide: Utah Women in the Workforce
- Data Visualizations: Goal Metrics Dashboard and Utahns' Perceptions Dashboard
- Infographic: Labor Force Participation Among Utah Women: A 2023 Update [Spanish]
- Infographic: Sexual Minority Women in Utah [Spanish]
- Recommended Mentoring Resources [Spanish]
- Reskilling & Retraining Opportunities
- Video: A Bolder Way Forward: Workforce Development
Research Reports
- Labor Force Participation Among Utah Women - 2016
- Labor Force Participation Among Utah Women: A 2023 Update (Research Summary)
- Labor Force Participation: Impact Recommendation Report - 2016
- The Current Status of Utah Women & Girls: A Research Synopsis - 2024
- The Economic Circumstances of Sexual Minority Women in Utah - 2022
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Utah Women and Work: Career Advancement Challenges - 2021
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Utah Women and Work: Changes, Burnout, & Hope - 2021
- The Status of Women Leaders in Utah Business - 2014
- The Status of Women Leaders in Utah Business: A 2018 Update
- Utah Women and Skilled Trades (Research Summary)
- Utah Women in the Workplace: Entrepreneurship, Workforce Development, STEM Fields, and Leadership Development - 2026
- Women and Finances − What Utahns Need to Know: A 2025 Update
- Women and STEM − A 2025 Update
- Women in the Workplace: Part 2 – Utahn’s Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes - 2025
- Women’s Equality in Utah: Why Utah Is Ranked as the Worst State, and What Can Be Done - 2021
- Workforce Development Research Summary - 2024
Podcasts
- A Bolder Way Forward Conversations: Workforce Development
- Challenges Facing Utah Women
- Labor Force Participation Among Utah Women
- Labor Force Participation Among Utah Women: A 2023 Update
- Perceived Opportunities for Utah Women & Girls
- The Economic Circumstances of Sexual Minority Women in Utah
- Women’s Equality in Utah: Why Utah Is Ranked as the Worst State, and What Can Be Done
Videos
- Advancing Women Through “Developmental Relationships”: A Dialogue with Global Experts
- Conflict Management for Women: Skills, Strategies, and Solutions
- How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job
- Making Connections: How to Build a Strong Network for Women
- Making the Glass Ceiling Visible: Unconscious Bias & Advancing Opportunities for Women
- Navigating the Home to Workforce Transition
- Navigating Transitions: Finding New Paths, Passions, and Purpose (Ruth Todd)
- Panel: A Conversation on the Impact of COVID-19 on Utah Women and Work
- Panel: Salary Negotiation for Women: The Latest Research & Cutting-Edge Best Practices
- Relaunching Your Career: Tools & Strategies for Women Returning to the Workforce
- The Unspoken Truths for Women's Career Success
Articles & Editorials
- A Great Resume Tip for Moms Returning to the Workforce (Daily Herald, 2022)
- Best and Worst States for Working Moms – Where Does Utah Rank? (Utah News Dispatch, 2025)
- COVID-19 and Women in the Workplace (LinkedIn, 2020)
- COVID-19 Impacts on Working Mothers: Caregiving Experiences (LinkedIn, 2021)
- COVID-19, Employment Changes, and Organizational Support for Women at Work (LinkedIn, 2021)
- Feeling Burned Out and Stressed? You’re Not Alone (The Deseret News, 2021)
- Fixing the ‘Broken Rung’ for Women in the Workplace (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2020)
- Four Indicators That Reveal Utah Women’s Workforce Realities (LinkedIn, 2026)
- How Women are Valued in the Workplace: Why What You Say Matters (Forbes, 2023)
- Labor Force Participation Among Utah Women (LinkedIn, 2024)
- Relaunching Your Careers as Utah Women (Daily Herald, 2022)
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Utah Women and Work: Resilient Mindset and Wellbeing (LinkedIn, 2021)
- There Is Nothing Pretty About the “Pink Recession” (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2020)
- Understanding Women’s Negative Interactions with Each Other in the Workplace (Forbes, 2022)
- Utah Women Making Economic Progress (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2021)
- Where Have All the Women Gone? (Forbes, 2021)
- Women and Crying in Workplace Settings (LinkedIn, 2018)
- Women Employees and Burnout: Solutions That Can Help (Forbes, 2022)
- Women’s Voices on Work: Opportunity, Pressure, and Possibility in Utah (LinkedIn, 2026)
- Workplace Anger for Women (LinkedIn, 2020)
Community Research
- 2020-2024 Women in the Workforce (Utah Department of Workforce Services)
- Arts & Music - What Utahns Need to Know (Utah Women & Leadership Project, 2024)
- Barriers to Advancement: Findings From the 2020 Study of Gender & Racial Bias in Utah’s Legal Profession (Women Lawyers of Utah, 2020)
- COVID-19 Impacts by Gender (Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, 2021)
- Employment & Earnings Index (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2021)
- Employment Status of Utah's Noninstitutional Population by Sex and Age (Department of Workforce Services)
- Help Wanted: Workforce Participation, Wages, Job Desirability, and Skills Gaps (Utah Foundation, 2017)
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2017 [search word: "Utah"] (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018)
- Impact Report: The Post-Pandemic Tech Talent Shift (Women Tech Council, 2021)
- State and County Quickfacts: Utah (United States Census Bureau, 2025)
- Status of Women in the States: Utah (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2022)
- The Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women in Law Firms (Women Lawyers of Utah, 2010)
- Veterans & Service Women - What Utahns Need to Know (Utah Women & Leadership Project, 2024)
- Where are Women Positioned in a “K-Shaped” Economy?
- Women in the Workplace 2025 (McKinsey & Company, 2025)
*Also view the “Utah Women’s Groups, Networks, and Organizations” for other networks and resources related to workforce development.
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