Utah Girls, Young Women, and Physical Activity

Originally published in Utah Women and Leadership Project, August 2, 2021, No 30. Printed by request in The Utah Women’s Health Review Setting the Stage The benefits of physical activity are well documented and improve all aspects of health and overall wellbeing.1 Globally, on average, 37.1% of women are insufficiently physically active while only 23.4% …

The Impact of COVID-19 on Utah Women and Work: Health Impacts

Originally published in Utah Women and Leadership Project, September 1, 2021, No 37. Printed by request in the Utah Women’s Health Review. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–21 has affected workers across the globe, and women in the workforce have been disproportionately impacted, including those who live in Utah. The pandemic affected every aspect of life, …

The Status of Women in Utah: Education, Leadership, and Well-Being

Title: The Status of Women in Utah: Education, Leadership, and Well-BeingPresenter: Susan Madsen, PhD, Utah Valley UniversityDate: 5/14/20Brief Description: Current research being done at the Utah Women & Leadership Project with specific focus on education, leadership, and women’s well-beingKeywords/Main Subjects: Education, leadership, women’s healthCopyright: copyright Susan Madsen ©2020Contact: madsensu@uvu.edu References: Subscribe to the Utah Women & …

Voting and Civic Engagement Among Utah Women

Acknowledgement:  This manuscript has been adapted from its initial release by the Utah Women & Leadership Project on October 3, 2016, as Research Snapshot No.  1:  Voting and Civic Engagement Among Utah Women (see http://www.uvu.edu/uwlp/research/briefs.html; accessed April 26, 2019). Utah has a strong history of women’s political and civic involvement. The state was an early …

Utah Women and STEM

Acknowledgement: This manuscript has been adapted from its initial release by the Utah Women & Leadership Project on December 2, 2016, as Research Snapshot No. 4: Utah Women and STEM (see http://www.uvu.edu/uwlp/research/briefs.html). Employment opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) sectors in Utah are estimated to reach 101,000 by 2018 (Carnevale, Smith, & Melton, …

The Status of Women in Utah Politics: Congress, Statewide Executive Offices, and the State Legislature

Acknowledgement: This manuscript has been adapted from its initial release by the Utah Women & Leadership Project on December 2, 2016, as Research Snapshot No. 4: Utah Women and STEM (see http://www.uvu.edu/uwlp/research/briefs.html). A host of national reports and media (e.g., Chu & Posner, 2013) in the past decade have ranked Utah last or near last …

The Status of Women in Utah Politics: Counties, Mayors, City Councils, and Boards of Education

Acknowledgement: This manuscript has been adapted from its initial release by the Utah Women & Leadership Project on January 4, 2017, as a Research & Policy Brief titled “The Status of Women in Utah Politics: A 2017 Update” (see http://www.uvu.edu/uwlp/research/briefs.html). This includes only a portion of the data presented in the brief. Several national reports …

Labor Force Participation Among Utah Women

Susan R. Madsen, Robbyn T. Scribner / Utah Valley University Acknowledgement: This manuscript has been adapted from its initial release by the Utah Women & Leadership Project on December 2, 2016, as Research Snapshot No. 5: Labor Force Participation Among Utah Women (see http://www.uvu.edu/uwlp/research/briefs.html). Over the past half-century or so, Utah women’s participation in the …