Utah's educational gender gap
by Holly Richardson
New research and a resulting policy brief from the Utah Women and Leadership Project looked at Utah's educational achievement gender gap. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women are earning more bachelorâs degrees than men across the country, 20.6% to 19.8%. Our overall rates are higher in Utah, and nearly even between men and women, with 23.0% of Utah women earning a bachelorâs degree and 22.6% of Utah men. Nationally, 12.4% of men are earning graduate degrees, while 13% of women earn graduate degrees. Utah inverts the national trend of women earning more graduate degrees than men, with only 9.3% of Utah women and 14.1% of Utah men earning graduate degrees.
It matters. In Utah, âat every educational level, men earn more than women who have achieved a higher level of education: men with a high school diploma earn more than women with an associateâs degree, men with a bachelorâs earn more than women with a graduate degree, and menâs prospective postgraduate salaries are higher than womenâs.â Education level and income are both tied to rates of domestic abuse in Utah â the higher the education level and/or the higher the income, the lower the reported rates of domestic abuse. (Read More)
News Releases
Gov. Cox appoints John Luthy to the Utah Court of Appeals
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed John D. Luthy to the Utah State Court of Appeals. Judicial appointments are subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate.
Luthy is a Cache Valley native and has been practicing law since 2003. Currently, Luthy serves as Cache County Attorney, overseeing criminal prosecution in Cache County. Prior to that, he served as chief civil deputy county attorney in Cache County and was an attorney in private practice at Peck Hadfield Baxter & Moore in Logan and Suitter Axland in Salt Lake City. In addition, Luthy taught legal research, analysis and writing and advanced legal writing at the University of South Carolina School of Law. (Read More)
Utah Senate requests public comment on Utah Court of Appeals nominee
The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on John D. Luthy, who Gov. Spencer J. Cox nominated to serve as a Utah State Court of Appeals judge.
Those who desire to comment should contact the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee electronically or by mail at the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Electronic comments can be emailed to senatejudicialnominees@le.utah.gov. Written comments can be mailed to the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee at the Utah State Capitol, Suite W210, PO Box 145210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5210. All statements should include the respondentâs name, telephone number and mailing address. (Read More)
Gov. Spencer J. Cox presents Award for Excellence to state employees
Twenty-three state employees were recipients of the Governorâs Award for Excellence. Gov. Spencer J. Cox presented the awards during a ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the Kearns Mansion. The awards are an annual event designed to recognize the contributions of state employees in the categories of innovation and efficiency, energy and environment, heroism, leadership, and outstanding public service. The award recipients were selected as examples of distinguished service and dedication to the citizens of Utah.
The Governorâs Award for Excellence was created in 2007 as a way to recognize the outstanding work of state employees and honor their achievements. (Read More)
Salt Lake County Mayor and Council pass joint resolution opposing gondola in favor of common-sense solutions
Salt Lake County Mayor Wilson and the County Council passed a joint resolution recommending that the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) eliminate the gondola from consideration and instead adopt the Common-Sense Solutions Approach, citing it as the more fiscally conservative and environmentally sound option.
Dozens of Salt Lake County residents spoke against the gondola at the Salt Lake County Council work meeting.
âInstead of constructing 23 sky-scraper-sized gondola towers that will devastate the majestic views of the canyon, UDOT should pursue common-sense solutions that invest in more practical, adaptable, and less invasive transportation strategies,â said Salt Lake County Mayor Wilson. (Read More)
Owens backs legislation to make Republican tax cuts permanent
Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the TCJA Permanency Act,legislation to make permanent tax cuts for individuals and small businesses originally enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017.
Without Congressional action, 23 different provisions of the 2017 Republican tax law are set to expire after 2025. According to the Tax Foundation, âmost taxpayers will see a tax hike unless some or all provisions are extended.â (Read More)
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