Research and policy briefs and reports published by others can also be helpful in understanding college related situations, challenges, and opportunities for Utah girls and women. Click here for the UWEP 2010 Utah Research Directory that highlights women and education research conducted by Utah faculty and students. The section below provides web links to other research on Utah in the following areas: changing demographics, college readiness, college completion, educational impact on workforce, higher education (general), public education, and women in the workforce.

Changing Demographics

• Shift Toward Greater Educational Attainment for Women Began 20 Years Ago (U.S. Census Bureau March 2016)
• Millennials and Boomers: How Utah’s Generations Compare to Each Other and the Nation( Utah Foundation, May 2015)
• Status of Women in States (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2015)
• The Facts about Women in Utah (Utah Department of Workforce Services, 2012)
• Census 2010 – A First Look at Utah Results (Utah Economic and Business Review, 2011)
• State and County Quickfacts: Utah (United States Census Bureau, 2011)
• Data Profile Highlights from the U.S. Census Bureau (search for “Education” and “Utah) (American FactFinder, n.d.)
• Utah’s Demographic Transformation: A View into the Future (Utah Economic and Business Review, 2008)

Educational Impact on Workforce

• Status of Women in States (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2015)
• The Well-Being of Women in Utah: An Overview (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2014)
• Recovering From the Great Recession: Are We There Yet? (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2012)
• Being Educated Works: A Look at Educational Attainment and Unemployment (Utah Department of Workforce Services, 2012)
• Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018 (see Utah) (The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010)
• Preparing Utah’s Workforce for 21^st Century Jobs (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2010)

Women in the Workforce

• Why Do We Need More Women Leaders in Utah? (Utah Women & Leadership Project, January 12, 2015)
• Utah Women and the Wage Gap (National Partnerships for Women and Families, 2013)
• The Facts about Women in Utah (Utah Department of Workforce Services, 2012)
• Highlights of Women’s Earnings in 2010 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics & U. S. Department of Labor, 2011)
• What’s the Truth about Utah Women in the Labor Force? (Utah Department of Workforce Services, 2010)
• The Facts about Women in Utah: Utah Careers Supplement for Women (Utah Department of Workforce Services, 2008)

College Readiness

• The Status of Women in Salt Lake City 2013 (The Mayor’s Office of Diversity & Human’s Rights, 2013)
• The Condition of College and Career Readiness: UTAH (ACT Inc., 2011)
• College-Bound Seniors: State Profile Report, Utah (College Board, 2011)
• Utah’s College- and Career-Ready Commitment (Achieve Inc, 2011)
• Utah College Pipeline Data Profile: How Prepared are Utah Students for Postsecondary Success? (Postsecondary Connection, 2007)

College Completion

• Educational Attainment in the United States: 2009 Population Characteristics (Current Population Reports, 2012)
• Latino College Completion in Utah and the Country (Excelencia in Education, 2012)
• Utah 2011: College Completion Information (Complete College America, 2011)
• Education Attainment Rates in Utah (Lumina Foundation, 2009)
• Trends in Educational Attainment: U.S. Catching Up to Utah (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2006)
• Does Utah Have a College Graduate Brain Drain? (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2005)

Higher Education—General

• United States Education Dashboard (n.d.) (U.S. Department of Education)
• A Stronger Nation through Higher Education: How and Why Americans Must Achieve a Big Goal for College—Utah Data (pp. 111-112) (Lumina Foundation, 2012)
• Interactive Dashboards: 2010 IPEDS Data (Utah System of Higher Education, 2012)
• Utah State Profile (NCHEMS Information Center for Higher Education, 2011)
• Trends in Student Aid: 2011 (Utah Data Included) (College Board, 2011)
• Utah’s Education Funding Effort: State Faces Long-Term Challenges (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2011)
• HigherEdUtah2020: 2011 Report (Utah System of Higher Education, 2011)
• Education Attainment: Utah Falling behind National Trends (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2009)
• Measuring Up 2008: The State Report Card on Higher Education—UTAH (The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008)
• Utah Profile of Adult Learners (The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2008)
• Utah State Highlights: Education Week’s Quality Counts 2008 (RPE Research Center)
• What is a Utah College Degree Worth?: A Comparison of Employment and Educational Outcomes among Utah Colleges and Universities (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2005)
• Utah’s Higher Education Graduates (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2004)

Public Education

• United States Education Dashboard (n.d.) (U.S. Department of Education)
• School Testing Results: How Utah Compares to States with Similar Demographics (Utah Foundation Research Brief, 2010)
• Utah High Schools (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009)
• Promoting Power in the United States: How Does Your Local High School Measure Up? UTAH DATA (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009)
• ACT High School Profile Report: The Graduating Class of 2008—Utah (ACT, Inc., 2008)
• Utah: Kids Count Data Center (The Annie E. Casey Foundation, n.d.)