February 2020 Newsletter

Colleagues,

We, at the Utah Women and Leadership Project (UWLP), have a number of announcements for February:

First, three upcoming events:

1) Our final Utah Women’s Leadership Speaker & Dialogue Series free event, is titled, “The Status of Women Worldwide: Becoming Informed & Empowered as Global Citizens”, will be held on February 19th (6:30-8:30pm) at UVU (live streaming available too). Our speakers will include Sharon Eubank & Dr. Valerie M. Hudson. You can RSVP online now!

2) We also have a few seats left for tomorrow’s Unconscious Bias Workshop - From Awareness to Action!, which is being held at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Lehi.

3) Our last Women’s Leadership Forum will be a free panel discussion on “The Gender Wage Gap: Digging Deep into Understanding The Complexity” (March 24, 3:30-5:00pm), with panelists Katie Hudman, Carrie Mayne, and Erin Jemison.

Second, today we are releasing a new research snapshot titled A Historical View of Women in Utah's Top Political Roles (co-authored by Rep. Candice B. Pierucci); it highlights all women, throughout Utah’s history, who have served in the state legislature or executive state positions. All of our research can be found here.

Third, we have a few new resources this month. In this event video, therapist Tiffany Roe discusses “Real Tools for Women's Mental Health.” We are also launching our new Podcast Website that hosts our 14 podcasts; this site allows you to listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and TuneIn + Alexa. We have also released a new “What Can I Do?” report titled What Media Professionals Can Do to Strengthen the Impact of Utah Girls and Women and an updated infographic on Voting and Civic Engagement Among Utah Women.

Fourth, here are some important events that our partners are hosting:

• February 12: 150th Anniversary "First to Vote" Celebration, For K-12 Students (Better Days 2020, Utah Capitol)
• February 14: Sweet Success: Growing into Small Businesses (Women’s Business Center of Utah, SLC)
• February 14: First to Vote Remembrance Walk (Better Days 2020, City Creek Park, SLC)
• February 27: Her Time to Lead (Utah Jazz ½ Day Conference for High School Girls, SLC)
• March 13: 2020 Silent Auction & Benefit Dinner (Holding Out Hope, Draper)
• April 17: Women in the Money: Utah Financial Empowerment Conference (Salt Palace Convention Center, SLC)

Finally, check out the following editorials and articles from January:

• How Men Can Help to Advance Women in the Workplace (Forbes)
• Do Women Actually Prefer Benevolent Sexism? (LinkedIn)
• The State of Sexual Harassment in Utah With Susan Madsen & Robbyn Scribner (Access Utah)
• Fixing the 'Broken Rung' for Women in the Workplace (The Salt Lake Tribune)
• Guest Opinion: True Philanthropy Embodied by Utah Women (Deseret News)

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Prof./Dr. Susan R. Madsen
Orin R. Woodbury Professor of Leadership & Ethics
Founding Director, Utah Women & Leadership Project
Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah, USA | (801) 863-6176
susan.madsen@usu.edu | www.utwomen.org
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