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The Daily Utah Chronicle

Protestors gather on the steps of the Capitol for the March for Life 2019. (Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

March for Life Utah Draws Hundreds of Utahns

By Connor Applegate January 28, 2019

  The State Capitol Building was filled with hundreds of pro-life marchers for the fourth annual March for Life Utah on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 26. The event, organized by Pro-Life Utah,...

U Student Group Hosts Women’s March on Utah 2019

U Student Group Hosts Women’s March on Utah 2019

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor January 20, 2019

  On Jan. 19, people from across the state of Utah met at Washington Square Park to participate in the 2019 Salt Lake City Women’s March on Utah. Women and their allies marched nearly a mile...

Courtesy of Robin Jensen

Public Perceptions of Female Fertility

By Amy Loret January 3, 2019

  The American birth rate has been falling over the past decade. The latest U.S. Census population estimates indicate that fertility rates are down and hit a record low for a second year running...

Girl Scouts visit the Senate Chamber in the Utah State Capitol

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

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer 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...

Barber: Life in 1947, Womens Work

Barber: Life in 1947, Women’s Work

By Shaelyn Barber March 18, 2018

Among old belt-buckles, wooden furniture, yard appliances and music records, I found gold at a yard sale: a copy of Life Magazine from Sept. 15, 1947. It’s brimming with history, a time capsule of what...

Barber: Yes, I Have a Period

Barber: Yes, I Have a Period

By Shaelyn Barber March 8, 2018

Human egg cells are stored in the ovaries. They travel down the fallopian tubes once a month. The uterine lining thickens in preparation for housing a developing child. If the egg is fertilized with sperm,...

Photo Courtesy of Womens Leadership Summit

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...

(Daily Utah Chronicle archive photo)

Sexism Survives the Decades

April 7, 2015

It’s no weird joke — during the 1940s and ‘50s the U didn’t always boast equality between men and women. Articles and product advertisements found in archives of The Daily Utah Chronicle printed...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

U Hopes to Hire More Female Coaches

April 2, 2015

Women hold 10 of 42 head coach or assistant coach positions at the U, placing the university below the national average. The NCAA and related institutions have generally worsened for gender and racial...

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Women Battles Stereotypes in the Sciences

By Kylee Ehmann March 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If someone asked you to describe a typical science major, you’d probably imagine a man. But that gendered stereotype is about to change. [ TV TRUMPS HOMEWORK FOR...