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Bold Vision & Goals

To make Utah a place where more girls and women can flourish, the Home & Family spoke leaders and partners have crafted the vision and goals below.

Vision: To ensure that all individuals in Utah are educated and equipped with the knowledge and skills to cultivate healthy relationships and balanced partnerships.

Goals:

1. Improve communication and relationship skills among individuals and families in Utah by increasing public engagement with the Utah Marriage Commission, Healthy Relationships Utah, and affiliated partners' websites by 5% annually. [Metric Dashboard]
2. Increase the awareness of the importance of a balanced distribution of domestic labor, care work, and emotional work by 10% by 2027 and 20% by 2030. [Metric Forthcoming]
3. Promote positive social norms towards shared responsibility by publicly sharing 20 examples annually. [Metric Dashboard]
4. Establish a Home & Family online platform by 2025 for Utah girls and women to share knowledge and resources and build community; attract new users annually. [Metric Dashboard]
5. Promote healthier and more balanced relationships within homes and families by facilitating workshops in collaboration with county coalitions, holding two in each county annually. [Metric Dashboard]
6. Increase women's knowledge and perceived agency regarding their sexual health and pleasure by increasing comprehensive education and practical skills training by 10% by 2027 and 20% by 2030. [Metric Forthcoming]
7. Change Utahns’ agreement (understanding and perceptions) in the following areas: [Metric Dashboard]
   1. I have an equal voice in decision making within my home. [Increase women’s agreement by 5% by 2026 and 10% by 2030]
   2. I feel the load of domestic labor is shared equitably within my home. [Increase women’s agreement by 10% by 2026 and 20% by 2030]
   3. I feel the load of caregiving is shared equitably within my home. [Increase women’s agreement by 10% by 2026 and 20% by 2030]
   4. I value my own sexual satisfaction as equally important as a partner’s satisfaction. [Increase women’s agreement by 5% by 2026 and 10% by 2030]

Thriving Statement: Women and girls thrive when they can make tangible progress towards fostering healthy relationships and balanced partnerships, which ultimately promote the flourishing of women, girls and all individuals across the state.