Utah Women & Leadership Podcast
The mission of the Utah Women & Leadership Project is to strengthen the impact of Utah girls and women. We serve Utah and its residents by 1) producing relevant, trustworthy, and applicable research; 2) creating and gathering valuable 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
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 statewide research effort that brought together voices from 28 county-level “think tank” discussions (2 counties were held together) held between 2022 and 2024. These conversations focused on un...
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 state...
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, bu...
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, bu...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Ut...
This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women in the Workplace Part 2: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of leadership development.
Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by two of the leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Leadership Development Spoke. First,...
This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women in the Workplace Part 2: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of STEM Fields.
Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by one of the co-leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s STEM Fields Spoke. Cydni Tetro is the Co-Fou...
This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women in the Workplace Part 2: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of workforce development.
Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by Robbyn Scribner, who is a Co-Founder and the Director of Outreach for Tech-Moms, a ...
This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women in the Workplace Part 2: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of entrepreneurship.
Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by two of the leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Entrepreneurship Spoke. Ann Marie Wallace ...
This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women in the Workplace Part I: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of organizational strategies and workplace culture.
Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by one of the leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Organizatio...
In a time when respectful dialogue and understanding are more essential than ever, we invite community members, leaders, and advocates to join us for an episode highlighting an engaging panel dedicated to fostering civility and dignity across Utah. Tami Pyfer discusses the Dignity Index, which serves as a powerful tool for measuring and promoting dignity in our interactions. This framework helps individuals and organizations assess...
Hope is the mindset that drives resilient behaviors in everyone, including women. Hope is the expectation we have that we can identify pathways and generate the agency to attain desired goals. Research shows that hope is a psychological strength that can be nurtured and is one of the protective factors to our well-being.
This episode highlights a presentation and discussion with Dr. Chan Hellman—a professor of social work ...
This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women’s Safety & Security: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of child sexual abuse.
Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by two co-leaders of A Bolder Way Forward’s Child Sexual Abuse Spoke. Laurieann...
This episode discusses a topic within a new Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) report titled, “Women’s Safety & Security: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes.” This report has four main areas of focus, and today we’ll be discussing the area of poverty and homelessness.
Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by one of the leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Poverty and Homelessness...
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