Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Research and Policy Brief

Volume

56

Publisher

Utah Women & Leadership Project

Publication Date

5-21-2024

First Page

1

Last Page

6

Abstract

Although national and statewide studies continue to show that women and girls in Utah are not thriving in critical areas, the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) also wanted to explore what Utahns believe are opportunities for females in the state. With Utah continuing to have high levels of domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and gender-based discrimination1 and ranking as the worst state for women’s equality with low levels of women’s leadership representation in nearly all domains, Utahns need reminders that there are opportunities available. Even though we do know that the needle has moved slightly in a few areas—including educational attainment, civic engagement, and some leadership domains—at the current rates, it will take three to four decades to make notable progress. This is not good enough for many Utah women, men, and families.

A new statewide initiative, A Bolder Way Forward (BWF), is focused on helping more Utah girls and women thrive. It seeks to bring together those efforts in a coordinated approach in order to advance a common cause more uniformly. To support the effort, the goal of this research and policy brief is to identify and share the perceived opportunities available to girls and women in Utah. Being able to identify and leverage these opportunities by those who want to engage and work together for the common good can help counter the challenges currently faced by Utah girls and women.

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