gender equality Archives – The Daily Utah Chronicle

Gender Equality in Sports: What U Can Do

December 5, 2019

Women in sports has been one of the most controversial topics of this century, led by the #MeToo movement and the equal pay of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team. At the University of Utah, the emphasis on women’s sports is incredible with 11 sports compared to the 8 male sports, but that isn’t...

How Does Gender Equality Impact the U?

By Natalie Colby, News Writer

October 28, 2019

In a 2019 Wallet hub study, Utah was named the worst state for women's equality in the United States. The study examined workplace environment, education, health and political empowerment. It was discovered that if men were at 100 in these categories, then women in Utah would be at 25.10. In some wa...

Former Utah Supreme Court Justice Speaks on Equality at the U

By Katelyn Collett

March 12, 2019

Christine M. Durham, the first female appointed to the Utah Supreme Court, spoke at the sixth annual Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women’s Legacy Archive hosted at the U's Marriott Library on March 7. Before her talk, Durham told The Daily Utah Chronicle that she agreed to speak at the event because...

Sonnenberg: Why Women Still March

By Kristiane Sonnenberg

January 30, 2019

The 2019 Women’s March has been roiled by accusations of anti-Semitism and questions about the effectiveness of public protests. Regional and local marches also struggled with the appropriateness of marching despite controversial revelations about some national organizers and the large proportion of white women attending...

Scott: This Is the Place, but perhaps not for women

By Elise Scott, Opinion Editor

September 20, 2018

Utah is often touted for its upward mobility, a claim that may be a little more nuanced than at first blush. Ironically, another thing Utah has been acclaimed for is being the second most sexist state in the nation--making its quaint vignette of bountiful opportunity fall under deserved skepticism. Utah’s chilly treatment of...

The Women’s Leadership Summit Is Not Just for Women

By Broderick Sterrett

April 3, 2017

I was registered for a Women’s Leadership Summit run by women, for women and about women. I had a recurring thought during and after the event: we need more men. We need more male, transgender and nonbinary people to attend future Women’s Leadership Summits because the notion that this was solely...