A new report released today by Political Parity, a nonpartisan program of Hunt Alternatives, finds that women in politics often encounter a series of structural and social roadblocks that make it difficult to navigate a road to higher office. The findings in the report draw on insights from focus groups and in-depth interviews conducted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and polling of female state legislators by Lake Research Partners and Chesapeake Beach Consulting.

Today, the YWCA Utah released The Well-Being of Women in Utah: An Overview. This briefing paper, produced in partnership with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research in Washington, D.C., highlights Utah women and their status in five key areas: earnings, education, and economic security; physical and emotional health and safety; and political leadership and participation.