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 own husband in the same race), and as recently as 1992, Utah women had the highest voter turnout in the nation at 76.0%. However, by 2006, Utah women’s voting rates plummeted to 51st (50 states plus Washington DC). So where are we now? In this podcast episode, we talk about that and other elements in this report. 

Dr. Susan Madsen (a Professor of Organizational Leadership in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, and the Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project and A Bolder Way Forward) interviews Corinne Clarkson (co-author/research associate of the Utah Women and Leadership Project) and Kolene Anderson (co-author and the associate director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project).

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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 study conducted in the fall of 2024 at the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) that explores how Utahns view the challenges facing women and girls. This report looks at public perceptions of discrimination and sexism across key areas of life, but because there is much to unpack, this episode is divided into two parts.

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by Dr. April Townsend, one of the co-authors of the report and a UWLP research fellow. As the owner of Townsend Consulting, she has 30 years of extensive experience working with government organizations, where she has held leadership positions for the past 21 years. 

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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 study conducted in the fall of 2024 at the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) that explores how Utahns view the challenges facing women and girls. This report looks at public perceptions of discrimination and sexism across key areas of life, but because there is much to unpack, this episode is divided into two parts.

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by Dr. April Townsend, one of the co-authors of the report and a UWLP research fellow. As the owner of Townsend Consulting, she has 30 years of extensive experience working with government organizations, where she has held leadership positions for the past 21 years. 

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This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Home, Health, Community, & Allyship: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of male allyship. 

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by the leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Male Allyship Impact Team. Colleen Orton is the CEO of Beyond Health Consulting, and Richard Hawkes is the Director of Programs for Northrop Grumman. 

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This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Home, Health, Community, & Allyship: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of political and civic representation. 

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by one of the co-leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Political and Civic Representation Spoke. Karina Brown is a policy analyst for Cache County and works in local government and advocacy.

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This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Home, Health, Community, & Allyship: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of health across the lifespan. 

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by two leaders from A Bolder Way Forward’s Health Across the Lifespan Spoke. Dr. Jessica Sanders is a co-leader of the Reproductive Health sub-spoke. She is the Director of Research and an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Amy Anderson is the Regional Outreach Coordinator for the UWLP, focused on supporting counties in Northern Utah and the Health Across the Lifespan spoke. 

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This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Home, Health, Community, & Allyship: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of home and family.

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by two of the co-leaders of A Bolder Way Forward’s Home & Family Spoke. JaLee Clarke is a community advocate who has served in professional leadership roles with strategic initiatives, executives’ advisor, human resources, and advisor relations; and Lisa Stoddard-Reeves, is also a community advocate who is currently doing graduate work in religious studies with Harvard. 

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This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women, Finance, and Education: Utahns Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has three main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of K-12 initiatives. 

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by one of the co-leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s K-12 Initiatives Spoke. Deanie Wimmer is a TV anchor for KSL-TV and is an Emmy award-winning reporter who covers education and leads the station’s literacy initiative, “Read Today.” She also works on the Promise Partner efforts. 

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This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women, Finance, and Education: Utahns Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has three main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of higher education attainment.

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by one of the co-leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Higher Education Attainment Spoke. Mallory Santa Cruz, Vice President of JPMorganChase.

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This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women, Finance, and Education: Utahns Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has three main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of finance.

Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by two of the co-leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Finance Spoke. Susan Speirs is the CEO of the Utah Association of CPAs, and Melanie Jewkes is a USU Extension Professor who teaches financial wellness courses. 

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