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Utah Women in the Workplace: Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development

February 26, 2026 • Dr. Susan R. Madsen • Episode 174

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In this episode, we discuss two elements of a recently released white paper titled “Utah Women in the Workplace: Entrepreneurship, Workforce Development, STEM Fields, and Leadership Development .” The two we’ll be talking about today are entrepreneurship and workforce development.

Based on an 83-item survey conducted from October 1 through November 19, 2025, the study includes insights from more than 5,200 Utahns across both representative and convenience samples. This marks the third consecutive year of data collection, allowing us to examine how perceptions and experiences have shifted since the 2023 and 2024 surveys. In this episode, we walk through key findings from the two sections to better understand the challenges, trends, and opportunities shaping the lives of Utah women and girls today.

Dr. Susan Madsen, an Extension Professor of Leadership at Utah State University and the Founding Director of the UWLP and A Bolder Way Forward, is joined by two Bolder Way Forward leaders. First, Ann Marie Wallace, State Director of the Women's Business Center of Utah, and A Bolder Way Forward’s Entrepreneurship Spoke Advisor. Also joining us is Heather Nemelka, Founder and President of Elavare, and A Bolder Way Forward’s Workforce Development Spoke Advisor.

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