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New Research Examines Women’s Advancement in the Workplace
Utah State University’s Utah Women & Leadership Project released new research examining women in the workplace across education levels, based on a statewide survey of more than 5,200 Utah residents. The findings show stronger perceptions of opportunity and workplace belonging among more educated respondents, while women continue to report advancement and equality gaps. Key Takeaways Utah State University’s Utah Women & Leadership Project released a new workplace research brief on August 11, 2026. The analysis draws on a statewide survey of more than 5,200 Utah residents. Higher education was associated with stronger perceptions of workplace fairness, belonging and advancement opportunities. Education had a stronger effect on women’s workplace perceptions than on men’s. Highly educated women continued to report fewer advancement opportunities and lower trust in workplace responses to problems. Utah State University’s Utah Women & Leadership Project released the workplace research brief on August 11, 2026. The analysis examines differences in workplace perceptions across education levels and considers how those differences appear among women and men. The findings are based on a statewide survey of more than 5,200 Utah residents. The size of the survey provides the basis for examining workplace perceptions across different groups of respondents rather than focusing
Women’s Wellness In Extreme Heat: Why Heatwaves Hit Harder Now
Heatwaves have moved from occasional weather disruption to a daily wellness concern for many women in the U.S. Public health guidance now points to pregnancy, medication use, work conditions, hydration, air quality, and home cooling as practical factors that can change how heat affects the body. Key Takeaways Heatwaves can affect women through pregnancy, chronic conditions, medication use, work duties, caregiving, and limited access to cooling. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says pregnancy can make a person more likely to experience heat illness sooner. The National Weather Service describes extreme heat and humidity as a major weather-related hazard that causes hundreds of deaths each year in the U.S. Medication storage, hydration, indoor temperature, and local HeatRisk alerts may need attention before symptoms appear. Early symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, weakness, headache, heavy sweating, and muscle cramping should not be ignored during extreme heat. Heatwaves can affect a woman’s day before she steps outside. A warm bedroom, a hot car, a crowded commute, an overheated workplace, and a home that stays hot after sunset can all add stress to the body over several hours. The concern is not limited to people exercising outdoors. Public health agencies warn that hot
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Report Shows Women Bore the U.S. Labor Force Decline
Women accounted for the full July decline among U.S. adults age 20 and older in the labor force, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of federal data. The shift coincided with a 23,000 decline in payroll employment and lower overall participation, drawing attention to women’s position in a slowing labor market. Key Takeaways About 165,000 women age 20 and older left the labor force in July, while the number of men in the same age group was unchanged. The overall U.S. civilian labor force declined by 264,000 from June to July. U.S. nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 23,000 in July, while the unemployment rate edged down to 4.1 percent. Women lost about 32,000 payroll jobs during the month, according to the National Women’s Law Center analysis. The labor force participation rate stood at 61.4 percent in July, down 0.7 percentage point from January. The labor force decline in July was concentrated among women when looking at adults age 20 and older. Seasonally adjusted Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that the number of women age 20 and older in the labor force fell from 77.448 million in June to 77.283 million in July. That represents a decrease of
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