Utah Women 20/20

The exhibit “Utah Women Making History” recently left the Hyrum museum in northern Utah. The exhibit--which highlights influential women from state history-- will travel to various museums this year in honor of important suffrage anniversaries in 2020.

Here’s what organizers of the national Women’s March are saying: “The 2017 Women’s March inspired hundreds of women to run, millions more to vote, and dozens to win elected office. The 2019 Women’s March marks two years of resistance to the Trump presidency, two years of training new activists, and two years of building power. And this time, we're coming back with an agenda. … The #WomensWave is coming.” Our guests today include speakers at the Logan Utah Women's Wave: Lex Scott with Black Lives Matter Utah and the United Front, healthcare advocate and former Utah House candidate Karina Andelin Brown, student Devon Isaacs with the American Society of Indian Psychologists, and USU sociology professor Christy Glass. The Logan march will be held at the Cache County Courthouse on Saturday, November 19th at 12PM. More information can be found here . Support for Utah Women 20/20 is provided in part by our members and t he Utah Women’s Giving Circle, a grassroots community with everyday

Utah Valley University professor Susan Madsen has been focusing for several years now on helping more women graduate from college and helping more girls and women in Utah become leaders in their organizations and communities. She is the founder and director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project at UVU. Today on Access Utah, as a part of our UPR Original Series: Utah Women 20/20 , we’ll talk with Dr. Susan Madsen, and Robbyn Scribner, a research fellow with the Utah Women & Leadership project. We’ll discuss the project’s latest research brief titled “Strategies that Male Allies Use to Advance Women in the Workplace,” especially timely in a #MeToo climate in which some men are nervous working with women. We’ll also talk about women in higher education, poverty and homelessness among Utah women, entrepreneurship and women-owned businesses, and many other topics. Dr. Susan R. Madsen is the Orin R. Woodbury Professor of Leadership & Ethics in the Woodbury School of Business at

This is a unique moment for Utah. Five colleges and universities in the state now have women presidents, several for the first time. These institutions include Utah State University, University of Utah, Utah Valley University, Salt Lake Community College, and Westminster College. As a part of our UPR Original Series Utah Women 20/20 , we’ll talk with three of those presidents on Monday’s Access Utah. We’ll explore what this means for Utah and for these universities and colleges. Our guests will include USU President Noelle E. Cockett, UVU President Astrid S. Tuminez, and SLCC President Deneece G. Huftalin. Support for Utah Women 20/20 is provided in part by our members and: The Utah Women’s Giving Circle, a grassroots community with everyday philanthropists raising the questions and raising the funds to empower Utah women and girls. Information available here. And Utah State University’s Center for Women and Gender, providing a professional and social climate to enhance opportunities

It happens every day – in a hospital, in a car, at home – babies are born. Almost 4 million babies were born in 2016 in the U.S., that’s nearly 11,000 babies a day. Especially after a first baby, the homes of many new moms are packed with people, presents and casserole pans from well-meaning neighbors. But, when the excitement fades, and the inevitable exhaustion sets in, where do moms go for support?

As part of UPR’s Women 20/20 series, we applaud the women of Utah who have chipped away at barriers to jobs previously done only by men.

In 1920, the 19th Amendment extended voting rights to women. As the 100th anniversary of the amendment approaches, one organization is creating classroom resources to help Utah students learn more about the role the state played in this historic event.

Record numbers of women are running for office and engaged in the political process this year. We’ll ask why? And is this temporary or a lasting trend? What will all this mean this year and going forward? As a part of the UPR Original Series, Utah Women 20/20 , we’ll discuss these issues on Wednesday’s Access Utah. Our guests will include Patricia Jones, former state senator and current CEO of the Women’s Leadership Institute ; Erin Jemison, Director of Public Policy at YWCA Utah ; and Debbie Walsh, Director of the Center for American Women in Politics . Join us for Access Utah, Wednesday morning at 9:00 on Utah Public Radio. Utah Women 20/20 is a UPR original series exploring the unique challenges and opportunities facing women in Utah today. We’ll explore gender parity, the #MeToo movement, elections, and much more. This series is airing on Utah Public Radio during NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered and UPR’s Access Utah, throughout fall 2018. Support for Utah Women 20

So you’re driving down I-15, casually looking around at the terrain, the other cars, other drivers. You glance inside the cab of the semi-truck you’re passing and something catches your attention.

Can you name a famous woman scientist? Can you name two?

According to the National Women’s Law Center , women in Utah make on average 70 cents for every dollar a man makes doing the same job, resulting in Utah having one of the largest wage gaps in the nation.

In 2015 the Institutes for Women's Policy Research released a fact sheet outlining the well-being of women in Utah. A similar fact sheet was released in August 2018. Chandra Childers is a senior research scientist who helped prepare the 2018 Well-Being of Women in Utah fact sheet.

A coalition of faculty and students at USU have come together to organize a day-long discussion of sexual violence, in order to understand the issues that informed the Kavanaugh hearings and investigation. This teach-in will happen on Tuesday, October 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the USU Anthropology Museum (Old Main 252) on the USU campus. On Tuesday’s Access Utah, as a part of our UPR Original Series: Utah Women 20/20, we’ll have several of the teach-in participants in studio to discuss the issues and talk about the #MeToo movement, one year in. Our guests include Felipe Valencia, Assistant Professor of Spanish at USU, Marisela Martinez-Cola, USU Assistant Professor of Sociology, Felicia Gallegos, Outreach and Prevention Coordinator for USU's Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information Office, and Cana Itchuaqiyaq, PhD student in Technical Communication and Rhetoric. We hope you’ll join the discussion as well. You can email us right now to upraccess@ gmail.com and you can call

At the top of State Street in Salt Lake City, there is an old sandstone building that sits across from the state capitol. The structure is home to the Utah Office of Tourism and a gift store where visitors can buy souvenirs like honey in Utah-shaped bottles and Christmas tree ornaments made of salt from the Great Salt Lake.

We hope you’ll join us for our newest UPR Original Series, called Utah Women 20/20, which will explore the unique challenges and opportunities facing women in Utah today. We’re going to explore Gender Parity, the #MeToo movement, Elections, and much more. We begin the series today on Access Utah. Our guest is Neylan McBaine, CEO of Better Days 2020. Better Days 2020 says that “Utah helped lead the nation in advocating for women’s rights. [And we believe] that by popularizing our history in creative and communal ways, we can challenge Utahns to live up to this great legacy of women's advocacy.” Neylan McBaine grew up in New York City and later attended Yale University. She currently lives with her husband and three young daughters and works as a brand strategist in Salt Lake City. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Mormon Women Project, a digital library of interviews with LDS women from around the world. Neylan McBaine is author of Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women’s