Utah Women & Leadership Podcast

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 votin...

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 an...

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 an...

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 Mal...

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...

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...

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 For...

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...

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...

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 Sp...

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’...

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 F...

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...

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 Entr...

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...

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 i...

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...

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 S...

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 Forwar...

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 sexual assault. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by two of the leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Sexual...

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 domestic violence. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by one of the leaders for A Bolder Way Forward’s Dom...

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 sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by Dr. Helen Knagg...

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 the gender pay gap. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by Stacee Pedersen, one of the leaders of A Bolde...

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 Childcare/Pre-K programs. Dr. Susan Madsen, Founding Director of the UWLP, is joined by Kristen Schulz, Director of the Early Ch...

This episode discusses the Utah Women & Leadership Project's (UWLP) recent research and policy brief titled, “ The Status of Women Leaders in Government – Utah Cities & Towns: A 2024 Update .” This research updates UWLP’s 2020 research and illustrates that some progress has been made to get more women into leadership positions in local government. The research also recommends that we...