Utah Women and Leadership Project

Our hosts discuss the vice presidential debate, Melania Trump's memoir, and elevating women in Utah.

Women in Utah and across the world spend more time than men on unpaid labor, including childcare, eldercare, housework, and emotional labor. The work is essential, but often undervalued in comparison to paid labor.

A 2023 study found that 59.8% of respondents strongly or somewhat distrusted most Utah organizations to appropriately handle a sexual harassment report.

The Utah Women and Leadership Project released an updated report this month on the status of women leaders in state government.

The Utah Women and Leadership Project published their latest research and policy brief addressing the top seven opportunities for women and girls in Utah.

In this episode, President Elizabeth Cantwell talks to Susan Madsen, the founding director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project and the Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership in USU’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

Boards of education had the highest representation of women in any political category, with 54.4%. The next highest category was city council members, 30.8% of which were women.

The Utah Women and Leadership Project released three new research summaries detailing public perception and awareness of issues affecting women in Utah like domestic violence and sexual assault.

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Lack of affordable and accessible childcare, as well as poor wages for childcare workers, are causing the "childcare crisis," according to research by the Utah Women and Leadership Project.