gender equality

Since there are so few boys in dance, they’re given special treatment and are raised to become leaders, said Southern Utah University dance professor Nancy Dobbs Owen. Girls, on the other hand, are told to fall in line.

Today, the sego lily is prominent in Salt Lake City’s efforts towards a sense of belonging and acceptance for its diverse residents. But 150 years ago, it was Latter-day Saints fighting for acceptance in a unified “garland” of states.

Gender parity is a challenge at Utah’s business schools, but many of the 16 students KUER interviewed from Brigham Young University felt the issue weighed more there.

The Women in the Economy Commission was working to alleviate Utah’s child care crisis before it was dismantled in the final hours of the 2025 legislative session.

Michelle Rankin has worked for a year to make changes at Utah Valley University for women in accounting. She says she’s seen it working.

Less than 1% of hands-on construction workers in Colorado are women. One group wants to encourage young girls about the variety of jobs in the industry through an interactive field day.

Many Utah women say The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ ‘best practices’ when it comes to gender are holding them back.

“Utah's participation in the women's suffrage movement has been overlooked, and it's time people started paying attention to us,” said Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson.

While Utah’s junior Republican senator was in opposition, Sen. Mike Lee did not cast a vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the fight isn’t over.

Marginalized groups can go through their day on high alert, leading to physical and mental health problems, says researcher Lisa Diamond of the University of Utah.

Utah’s economy is a hotbed for business startups but ranks low in women-owned startups. Can more be done to boost female entrepreneurship?

“We've made progress with women getting into mayoral positions and other kinds of positions,” said Susan Madsen. “But we're really struggling in terms of breaking that glass ceiling.”