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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Members of the Women’s Outdoor Leadership Initiative and the Backcountry Squatters at the Sugar House Garden Center to celebrate gender inclusion in the outdoors at their annual formal on March 29, 2024. (Courtesy of Clara Coffey)

WOLI and Backcountry Squatters Formal Raises Money for Gender Inclusion in Outdoor Spaces

By Elle Crossley, News Writer April 2, 2024

  Members of the Women’s Outdoor Leadership Initiative and the Backcountry Squatters came together on March 29 at the Sugar House Garden Center to celebrate gender inclusion in the outdoors at...

Members of the Womens Outdoor Leadership Initiative study a map in Buckhorn Wash, Utah. (Courtesy Katie Wehrly)

Women’s Outdoor Leadership Initiative Offers Space for Women in Outdoor Recreation

By Allison Stuart, News Writer September 15, 2022

  Historically, outdoor sports and recreation have been dominated by men, and University of Utah student Emma Taylor experienced her fair share of disadvantages as a female member of a backpacking...