The Utah Women & Leadership Project and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity have created an inspiring initiative to identify and highlight 100 Utah companies that champion women. By supporting employees through education, family-friendly benefits, policies, or programs that advance women, these companies have created an environment where women can thrive. This episode highlights Wilson Electronics, a company that manufactures telecommunication equipment. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Bruce Lancaster, the CEO, and Michelle Anderegg, the Director of Account Management and Inside Sales.

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Utah has one of the highest levels of gender inequality in higher education in the United States. For example, only 9.3% of Utah women over 25 years old have earned an advanced degree (higher than a bachelor’s degree), compared to 14.1% of men. It is unfortunate since education is associated with many positive outcomes, including financial security and higher quality of life. 

Recently, the Utah Women & Leadership Project published two research briefs about the gender gap in Utah higher education from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives, which is the focus of this episode. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Dr. Sojung Lim, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Utah State University and one of the authors of the reports, and Claudia Mendez Wright, a sociology doctoral candidate at Utah State University.

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The Utah Women & Leadership Project and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity have created an inspiring initiative to identify and highlight 100 Utah companies that champion women. By supporting employees through education, family-friendly benefits, policies, or programs that advance women, these companies have created an environment where women can thrive. This episode highlights Struck, a company that works with other companies to develop and boost their brand awareness, engagement, and growth. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Pauline Ploquin, President & Partner, and Kylie Kullack, Head of Client Engagement.

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The Utah Women & Leadership Project and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity have created an inspiring initiative to identify and highlight 100 Utah companies that champion women. By supporting employees through education, family-friendly benefits, policies, or programs that advance women, these companies have created an environment where women can thrive. This episode highlights Clearfield City.  Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Summer Palmer who is the Assistant City Manager, and Ricki Miller who is the HR Manager.

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In 2020, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness reported that an estimated 3,131 Utah residents experienced homelessness on any given day. And, according to data shared by the Office of Homeless Services under the Utah Department of Workforce Services, 24,037 people accessed homelessness services in Utah sometime during 2021. Clearly, homelessness is a grave concern for many Utah women and families.

Recently, the Utah Women & Leadership Project published a research snapshot about homelessness among Utah women. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Dr. Emily Darowski, Associate Director of the UWLP; Joseph Jensen, Data Manager for the Utah Office of Homeless Services; and Michelle Flynn, Executive Director of The Road Home. 

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The Utah Women & Leadership Project and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity have created an inspiring initiative to identify and highlight 100 Utah companies that champion women. By supporting employees through education, family-friendly benefits, policies, or programs that advance women, these companies have created an environment where women can thrive. This episode highlights Lendio.  Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Brock Blake, who is the CEO of Lendio, and Faith Barela, the Senior Director of Human Resources.

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The Utah Women & Leadership Project and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity have created an inspiring initiative to identify and highlight 100 Utah companies that champion women. By supporting employees through education, family-friendly benefits, policies, or programs that advance women, these companies have created an environment where women can thrive. This episode continues our series and highlights Digital Respons-Ability. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, who is the Founder and CEO of Digital Respons-Ability, and Karina Gathu, Operations Director.  

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The Utah Women & Leadership Project recently published a research snapshot on the status of Utah American Indian Women. Additionally, the UWLP published a summary of the two community conversations the UWLP held for American Indian women in Utah to listen to and document their experiences. This episode will discuss the findings of the research snapshot and the community conversations summary. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Marin Christensen, who was a co-author on the snapshot and also co-host of the two community conversations with American Indian women, and Lillian Tsosie-Jensen, who worked with Marin to coordinate and host the two community conversations.

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The Utah Women & Leadership Project recently published a research snapshot on the status of Black women in Utah. Additionally, the UWLP published a summary of the two community conversations the UWLP held for Black women in Utah to listen to and document their experiences. This episode will discuss the findings of the research snapshot and the community conversations summary. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Marin Christensen, who was a co-author on the snapshot and also co-host of the two community conversations with Black women, and LeiLoni Allan, who worked with Marin to coordinate and host the two community conversations. 

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The Utah Women & Leadership Project recently published a research snapshot on the status of Pacific Islander women in Utah. Additionally, the UWLP published a summary of the two community conversations the UWLP held for Pacific Islander women in Utah to listen to and document their experiences. This episode will discuss the findings of the research snapshot and the community conversations summary. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, is joined by Marin Christensen, who was a co-author on the snapshot and also co-host of the two community conversations with Pacific Islander women, and MonaJean Tausinga, who worked with Marin to coordinate and host the two community conversations.

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