Report: Utah’s state boards have more women than three years ago, but it’s still not enough

Despite increases in 2019 and 2023, women still hold less than 40% of the filled seats, researchers found.

Women have more representation on Utah’s boards and commissions than in previous years, but there’s still room for improvement, according toResearchers found that despite those increases, women still hold less than 40% of the filled seats. Madsen said whenever there’s a big jump in percentage that’s intentional and “means somebody was listening.” Somewhere between 40% and 60% representation by women means there are good insights from both genders, she said.

John Valentine, chair of the Utah State Tax Commission, speaks as the Senate Health and Human Services committee debates SB96, a bill replacing Proposition 3, at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday Jan. 29, 2019. At left are Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville and Sen. Allen Christensen, R-North Ogden. The current composition of the tax commission is two females and two males.Though women have better representation on boards and commissions, there’s work to go, researchers say.

Utah and its agencies and divisions incorporate quality training on unconscious bias for individuals and committees overseeing board appointments.

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