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The Status Of Women In Utah Politics, Susan R. Madsen, D. Candice Backus Jan 2014

The Status Of Women In Utah Politics, Susan R. Madsen, D. Candice Backus

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

The Center for American Progress recently released a report titled, “The State of Women in America: A 50-State Analysis of How Women Are Faring Across the Nation.” This September 2013 document ranked Utah last in terms of women being in positions of decision making and leadership. The focus was on both the percentage of women in elected office (state and national levels) and also women holding private sector management positions, but it did not provide the depth needed to fully understand the issue. To provide leaders and residents with more detailed research, four 2014 briefs will be released that compare …


Asilomar Declaration And Call To Action On Women And Leadership, Susan R. Madsen Aug 2013

Asilomar Declaration And Call To Action On Women And Leadership, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

The Asilomar Declaration and Call to Action (Declaration) was first published in 2013 by attendees of the International Leadership Association’s (ILA) Women and Leadership Affinity Group (WLAG) inaugural conference held June 9-12, 2013. The conference, held at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California, USA, had the theme “Building, Bridging, and Blazing Pathways for Women and Leadership: Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future.” After the second conference “Advancing Women in Leadership: Waves of Possibilities” was held in June 2015, we updated and refined the Declaration, resulting in this edition. The purpose of the Declaration is to capture and disseminate …


Educational Attainment: A Utah Women And Education Update, Susan R. Madsen, Heather Bertotti Sarin Jan 2013

Educational Attainment: A Utah Women And Education Update, Susan R. Madsen, Heather Bertotti Sarin

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Utah leaders created a big goal: 66% of Utah’s population will have postsecondary degrees or vocational certificates by the year 2020. This goal is based on a report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce that projected Utah’s economy will need 66% of its population with some form of postsecondary education by 2018 to remain competitive. Currently, 38.3% of Utahns hold associate degrees or higher. This baseline underscores the urgency of working toward the 66% goal. Figure 1 highlights the current gap in educational attainment.


College Enrollment And Graduation: A Utah Women And Education Update, Susan R. Madsen, Heather Bertotti Sarin Jan 2013

College Enrollment And Graduation: A Utah Women And Education Update, Susan R. Madsen, Heather Bertotti Sarin

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This is the second in the 2013 series of Utah Women and Education Initiative (UWEI) Research and Policy Briefs written to help state leaders, educators, legislators, and community members understand the current state of higher education for women in Utah. The first brief on education attainment of the Utah population included information about Utah’s big goal of having 66% of Utah’s population with postsecondary degrees or vocational certificates by the year 2020. The purpose of this second brief is to highlight the current enrollment and graduation data of women and men attending postsecondary institutions in Utah.