The Status of Women Leaders in Utah Business: A 2024 Update

Authors

Shirlayne Quayle, Utah Women and Leadership Project
Susan R. Madsen, Utah State UniversityFollow
Robyn Blackburn, Utah Women and Leadership Project

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Research and Policy Brief

Volume

61

Publisher

Utah Women & Leadership Project

Publication Date

10-3-2024

First Page

1

Last Page

6

Abstract

In 2014, the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) released a research and policy brief titled “The Status of Women Leaders in Utah Business.”¹ The brief was updated in 2018 to determine what, if any, progress had been made in women’s leadership within Utah’s business sector.² Unfortunately, in most areas, instead of making progress, the percentage had decreased. Now, six years later, we are providing yet another update. In each brief, we compare Utah data with national data and review the applicable literature addressing women in the highest levels of business leadership, including C-level positions and presence on executive corporate boards. Decades of research have found that companies benefit significantly when women hold top leadership roles.³ Measuring the progress (or lack of) is important for change to occur.

Recommended Citation

Quayle, Shirlayne; Madsen, Susan R.; and Blackburn, Robyn, "The Status of Women Leaders in Utah Business: A 2024 Update" (2024). Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications. Paper 395.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/marketing_facpub/395