Utah Women & Leadership Podcast
The mission of the Utah Women & Leadership Project is to strengthen the impact of Utah girls, women, and families. We serve Utah and its residents by 1) producing relevant, trustworthy, and applicable research; 2) creating and gathering valuable research-based resources; and 3) convening trainings and events that inform, inspire, and ignite growth and change for all Utahns. We are moving mountains for Utah women! Hosted by Utah State University.
Episodes
180 episodes
Utah Women: Finance and Home & Family
In this episode, Dr. Susan Madsen explores two major areas from newly released 2025 white papers titled “Women, Finance, & Education 2025: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes...
Utah Women and Education: Higher Education Attainment and K-12 Initiatives
In this episode, we discuss two elements of a recently released white paper titled “Women, Finance, & Education 2025 Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” The two we’ll b...
Utah Women and Safety & Security: Poverty, Homelessness, and Domestic Violence
In this episode, we discuss a recently released white paper titled “Women’s Safety & Security 2025: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes,” specifically focusing on poverty...
STEM Fields & Leadership Development for Utah Women
In this episode, we discuss our white paper titled “Utah Women in the Workplace: Entrepreneurship, Workforce Development, STEM Fields, and Leadership Development,” specifically two eleme...
Homelessness Among Utah Women: A 2025 Update
In this episode, we discuss our recently released snapshot titled “Homelessness Among Utah Women: A 2025 Update.” This snapshot examines national and Utah trends in homelessness over ...
Women’s Safety & Security: Child Sexual Abuse & Sexual Assault
In this episode, we take a closer look at two key topics—child sexual abuse and sexual assault—from the newly released white paper “Women’s Safety & Security 2025: Utahns’ Aware...
Utah Women in the Workplace: Gender Pay Gap & Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Discrimination
In this episode, we discuss two elements of a recently released white paper titled “Women in the Workplace in 2025: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” The two we’ll be tal...
Utah Women in the Workplace: Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development
In this episode, we discuss two elements of a recently released white paper titled “Utah Wome...
New Research: Childcare, Pre-K Programs, and Organizational Strategies and Workplace Culture
In this episode, we discuss two areas of focus within a recently released white paper titled “Women in the Workplace in 2025: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This compr...
100 Companies Championing Women in 2025: Best Practices for Utah Companies
In this episode, we discuss a recently released research brief titled “100 Companies Championing Women in 2025: Best Practices for Utah Companies.” State leaders frequently...
Belonging in Utah: Findings from Community Conversations with Women of Color
In this episode, we discuss a recently released white paper titled “Belonging in Utah: Findings from Community Conversations with Women of Color.” The white paper draws from seven...
Substance Use Disorders Among Utah Women: A 2025 Update
In this episode, we discuss a recently released research snapshot titled, “Substance Use Disorders Among Utah Women: A 2025 Up...
What Utah College Students Think about Teaching as a Career: An Analysis by Gender
In this episode, we discuss a recently released research brief titled “What Utah College Stud...
Utah Gender Pay Gap: A 2025 Update
In this episode, we discuss a recently released research snapshot titled “Utah Gender Pay Gap: A 2025 Update.
Cosmetic Surgery and Body Image Among Utah Women: A 2025 Update
In this episode we discuss a recently released research snapshot titled “Cosmetic Surgery a...
Utah Women and Fertility: Trends and Changes from 1970–2023
In this episode, we discuss a recently released research snapshot titled “Utah Women and Fertility: Trends and Changes from 1970–2023.” This snapshot examines how cultural, social, ec...
The Status of Women and Entrepreneurship in Utah: A 2025 Update
In this episode we discuss a recently released policy brief titled “The Status of Women and Entrepreneurship in Utah: A 2025 Update.” This report bu...
Utah Women and Mental Health: A 2025 Update
In this episode we discussed a recently released research snapshot titled “Utah Women and Mental Health: A 2025 Update.” This research provides an updated overview of women’s mental h...
Utah Women in STEM Education
In this episode we discussed a recently released research and policy brief titled “Utah Women in STEM Education: A 2025 Update.” The good news is that Utah women’s participation in the STEM workforce has grown, from 17.1% in 2015, to 24.0% in 2...
Women and Finances – What Utahns Need to Know in 2025
In this episode we discuss a research report released in May titled “Women and Finances - What Utahns Need to Know: A 2025 Update.” In Utah through the years, many women have not dealt with money as that was considered a task for men, but Utah ...
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What Utahns Can Do to Strengthen Girls & Women - Community Conversations
In this episode, Dr. Susan R. Madsen and guests discussed a recently released research whitepaper titled “What Utahns Can Do to Strengthen Girls & Women: Findings from Community Conversations Across Utah.” This research is grounded in a sta...
Utah Women, Voting, and Civic Engagement: A 2025 Update
In Utah’s early history, women were highly engaged politically; in fact, Utah women citizens were the first in the US to vote under an equal suffrage law in 1870. Utah was also the first state to elect a female state senator (elected over her o...
Utah Women, Discrimination, and Sexism: Experiences and Perceptions Part 2
This episode discusses a topic within a new white paper report titled “Utah Women, Discrimination, and Sexism: Experiences and Perceptions.” This is the final report of our statewide stu...
