Home & Family – Resource Kit

The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) team, together with the Home & Family 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. In addition to this webpage, the Home & Family Spoke has also provided “Resources for Utah Families.” To get involved in positive change, take action by exploring what you can do as individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Key Resources

Research Reports

Podcasts

Videos

Articles & Editorials

A Father’s Influence on Daughters (Daily Herald, 2020)
A Mother's Influence on Her Daughter's Body Image (LinkedIn, 2019)
Are There Differences in the Ways that Girls and Boys See the World? (Standard Examiner, 2026)
COVID-19 Impacts on Working Mothers: Caregiving Experiences (LinkedIn, 2021)
Having Daughters Is a Game-Changer for Men’s Attitudes Toward Women (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2019)
How Do Utah Families Rank in Dinners, Reading to Children, and Other Family Health Metrics? (Standard Examiner, 2025)
How Boys and Girls Hear the World Differently – and Why it Matters (Daily Herald, 2026)
Men Care Too: Unpaid Care Work (LinkedIn, 2019)
Motherhood Teaches Leadership (Deseret News, 2019)
Sharing the Load: Division of Housework and Relationship Satisfaction (LinkedIn, 2025)
Shirking Families and the State of Motherhood – What Do Moms Need? Deseret News, 2022)
Single Mothers in Utah (LinkedIn, 2024)
The Best Dads Don’t See Things in Pink and Blue (Deseret News, 2021)
The Hidden Workforce: Unpaid Care Work Among Utah Women (LinkedIn, 2024)
The Impact Of COVID-19 on Women Caregivers (The Daily Herald, 2021)
The Impact of Fathering Daughters on Men’s Gender Equality Preferences (LinkedIn, 2019)
Understanding Gender in More Depth is Critical (LinkedIn, 2022)
Utah Men Can Do Exceptional Unpaid Care Work, Too (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2018)
Utah Women and Fertility: A 2025 Update (LinkedIn, 2025)
Utah Women and Fertility: Trends and Changes From 1970-2021 (LinkedIn, 2023)
What Do Fathers Add to a Family? (Deseret News, 2022)
What Fathers Can Do to Help Their Daughters (Daily Herald, 2019)

Community Research

Complete Health Indicator Report of Marriage and Divorce (Utah’s Public Health Data Resource, 2022)
Investing in Single Mothers' Higher Education in Utah (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2018)
Single Mothers with College Degrees Much Less Likely to Live in Poverty (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2018)
The Comforts of Home: Family Life in Utah (Utah Foundation, Feb. 2022)
The Power of Parity: How Advancing Women's Equality Can Add $12 Trillion to Global Growth (McKinsey Global Institute, 2015)
Time Demands of Single Mother College Students and the Role of Child Care in their Postsecondary Success (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2018)
Utah Caregiving Perspectives: A Survey Exploring Utah Caregivers' Employment, Challenges, and Support Needs (Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Apr. 2024)
Work/Life Balance Preferences: Utah Parents (Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Sep. 2022)
Working Families Benchmarking Project 2016: A Comparative Look at Utah and Colorado [search words: “gender” and “women”] (Voices for Utah Children, Jun. 2016)

If you have any changes or additions, please email UWLP@usu.edu.

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Community Resources

Free Courses:

Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (ePREP) (Utah Marriage Commission)
Smart Steps for Stepfamilies (Healthy Relationships Utah)
Home Run Parents (Healthy Relationships Utah)
Parenting the Love and Logic Way (Healthy Relationships Utah)
Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (Healthy Relationship Utah)
Smart Steps for Stepfamilies (Healthy Relationship Utah)

Resources:

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Community Organizations

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