Women's Issues

Umilaela Arifin recently spoke to the USU biology department about her work as a researcher and the Global Women in Herpetology Project.

In the summer of 2021, Utah State University became the first university in Utah to offer free menstrual products in women’s restrooms. After more than a year, the quality of those products has been questioned by those who use them.

In the last two decades, the number of women-owned businesses in Utah has grown by 77% — but women still own only 16% of Utah businesses.

Susan Madsen is the Inaugural Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project. Today we’ll check in with Dr. Madsen to explore topics concerning Utah women.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 9.3% of females in Utah have a graduate degree, compared to 14.1% of males – the highest gap in the country. A research team at Utah State University produced a study to better understand this disparity.

A new research snapshot released by the Utah Women & Leadership Project revealed updated information surrounding overall wellness of women who have experienced sexual assault in Utah.

Utah Asian women fare better in physical health measures and are more likely to attain a college degree, but tend to have higher poverty rates in Utah.

In their final brief of the Sexist Comments and Responses series, the Utah Women and Leadership project tackles undervaluing women. UWLP’s Susan Madsen talks about this brief and what she hopes people can learn from the series as a whole.

The Utah Women and Leadership project recently released their fourth of fifth briefs dealing with sexism toward women. UWLP’s Susan Madsen talks about this brief and why both men and women should be trying to do better.

What barriers prevent women from running for office? We talk with Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson, and Yándary Chatwin and Nina Barnes, hosts of the “Real Women Run” podcast.