Utah Gender Wage Gap
77 Primary Sources
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Jan 9, 1868 | Deseret Evening News reports that the "people of Utah are not afraid of the the consequences of giving the women of the Territory the right to vote." | Deseret Evening News LDS | Journalism | |
Mar 17, 1869 | Deseret Evening News calls women's suffrage "a most excllent" plan. | Deseret Evening News LDS | Journalism | |
Jan 14, 1870 | Eliza R. Snow affirms women's positions in Utah at an 1870 protest meeting. | Eliza R. Snow LDS | Scribed Verbatim Journalism | |
Jan 23, 1870 | News story on SLC women assembly and the "brains and tongues" of Mormon women. | New York Herald Non-LDS | Secondary Journalism | |
Feb 8, 1870 | Deseret Evening News declares itself "a decided advocate of the rights of women." | Deseret Evening News LDS | Journalism | |
Feb 23, 1870 | The Evening Star reports on Seraph Young and other women voting in 1870 Utah election. | The Evening Star Non-LDS | Secondary Journalism | |
Feb 23, 1870 | News report of Seraph Young and other women voting in 1870 Utah election. | The Evening Star Non-LDS | Secondary Journalism | |
Oct 1978 | Spencer W. Kimball acknowledges that "some mothers are faced with the added responsibility of earning a living"; says Church has to still teach "the ideal of the Latter-day Saint family." | Spencer W. Kimball LDS | Direct | |
Oct 1978 | First Presidency in 1978 reaffirms opposition to ERA. | Spencer W. Kimball LDS | Direct | |
Sep 23, 1995 | Text of "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" issued by the Church (September 1995). | First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles LDS | Direct | |
Oct 1, 2000 | Federal Reserve study finds that the adjusted gender wage gap is much smaller than the raw wage gap. | Howard J. Wall Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Apr 1, 2001 | Wall and Reed discuss gender wage discrimination; agree that "not all of the wage gap is attributable to outright wage discrimination." | Howard J. Wall Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2007 | Utah legislative rosters list Orson Pratt as the Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives in 1870. | Utah Division of Archives and Records Service Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2008 | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology study finds that sex differences in personality traits are larger in more egalitarian cultures. | David P. Schmitt Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Jan 12, 2009 | US Department of Labor states that the unadjusted gender wage gap can be "used in misleading ways". | US Department of Labor Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2010 | Charles Wheelan explains the economic incentives and rationale behind gender discrimination. | Charles Wheelan Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2010 | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics study finds that male MBAs work more hours than female MBAs. | Marianne Bertrand Non-LDS | Direct | |
Sep 28, 2010 | Furchtgott-Roth reviews the literature on the gender wage gap; states that proper adjustments significantly shrink the gap. | Diana Furchtgott-Roth Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2011 | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis report concludes that "the raw gender gap is the improper indicator" for policy decisions. | Natalia A. Kolesnikova Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2012 | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology study finds that sex ratios influence women's career decisions. | Kristina M. Durante Non-LDS | Direct | |
2012 | Journal of Human Capital study finds that female physicians work fewer hours than male physicians. | M. Keith Chen Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2013 | The Journal of Positive Psychology study finds that parents who spend more time taking care of children have more meaningful (not necessarily happier) lives. | Roy F. Baumeister Non-LDS | Direct | |
2013 | Social Psychological and Personality Science study finds that child-centric parents experience greater meaning and positive affect when taking care of their children. | Claire E. Ashton-James Non-LDS | Direct | |
Jan 2013 | Psychological Science study finds that parents have higher levels of happiness and meaning than non-parents. | S. Katherine Nelson Non-LDS | Direct | |
Oct 8, 2013 | Pew Research reports that parents find child-care experiences more meaningful than paid work. | Wendy Wang Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 16, 2013 | W. Bradford Wilcox discusses the link between Salt Lake's civil society and economic mobility. | W. Bradford Wilcox Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2014 | American Economic Review study finds that the gender wage gap is largely due to hours worked. | Claudia Goldin Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2014 | American Sociological Review study finds that men engage in more overwork than women. | Youngjoo Cha Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2016 | Review of Economics of the Household study finds "that parents do not experience an absolute drop in happiness and are becoming happier relative to their childless peers." | Chris M. Herbst Non-LDS | Direct | |
2016 | Korn Ferry study finds that controlling for job level, company, and function reduces the gender pay gap to under 2 percent. | Korn Ferry Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2016 | Gallup data indicates that most working mothers would prefer to stay home with their children. | Gallup Non-LDS | Direct | |
2016 | Thomas C. Leonard provides the history of how the minimum wage was used to crowd out women from the labor force. | Thomas C. Leonard Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Mar 23, 2016 | Glassdoor report finds that the adjusted gender wage gap is significantly smaller than the raw wage gap. | Andrew Chamberlain Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 12, 2016 | St. Louis Fed study notes that different life choices between men and women lead to different wage outcomes. | Limor Golan Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2017 | Susan R. Madsen et al. provide an overview of the gender wage gap in the U.S. and Utah specifically. | Susan R. Madsen LDS | Direct | |
2017 | International Journal of Psychology study finds that gender differences are larger in countries with greater gender egalitarianism. | David P. Schmitt et al. Non-LDS | Direct | |
2017 | Journal of Economic Literature study finds that government antidiscrimination efforts did not reduce the gender pay gap; gender differences in occupation and and industries biggest reason for gap. | Francine D. Blau Non-LDS | Direct | |
Aug 27, 2017 | Deseret News article summarizes the debate and evidence surrounding Utah's gender wage gap. | Sara Israelsen-Hartley LDS | Journalism | |
Oct 2017 | 2017 report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute finds that Utah has the highest total fertility rate in the nation. | Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 2017 | Journal of Political Economy study finds that male lawyers bill more hours than female lawyers. | Ghazala Azmat Non-LDS | Direct | |
2018 | Psychological Science study finds that greater national gender equality is associated with greater gender disparities in STEM fields. | Gijsbert Stoet Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2018 | Payscale report lists Louisiana and Alabama as the states with the highest adjusted gender pay gaps. | Payscale Non-LDS | Direct | |
Feb 2018 | Quarterly Journal of Economics study finds that female college grads prefer greater work flexibility and job stability to higher earnings. | Matthew Wiswall Non-LDS | Direct | |
Aug 2018 | Quarterly Journal of Economics study finds that growing up in Salt Lake City increases children's upward income mobility. | Raj Chetty Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 19, 2018 | Science study finds that greater gender equality is associated with greater gender differences in preferences. | Armin Falk Non-LDS | Direct | |
2019 | Katherine Kitterman and Rebekah Ryan Clark summarize the history of Utah women's suffrage. | Katherine Kitterman LDS | Secondary | |
2019 | Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser for Our World in Data provide an overview of gender wage gap. | Esteban Ortiz-Ospina Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Feb 14, 2019 | Joint Economic Committee report shows Utah to rank the highest social capital in the nation. | Joint Economic Committee Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Jun 4, 2019 | Wendy Wang analyzes data that show breadwinning mothers/wives have lower family satisfaction. | Wendy Wang Non-LDS | Direct | |
Dec 2019 | International Journal of Psychology study replicates findings that sex differences in personality are larger in countries with greater gender egalitarianism. | Erik Mac Giolla Non-LDS | Direct | |
Dec 3, 2019 | Church spokesman states that the Church opposes recent ERA proposal. | Becky Jacobs Non-LDS | Scribed Verbatim Journalism | |
2020 | Natalie Gochnour reviews research on Utah's economic mobility and social capital. | Natalie Gochnour Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2020 | U.S. Census Bureau data show that Utah has the second lowest Gini coefficient in the nation. | United States Census Bureau Non-LDS | Direct | |
2020 | Fatma Abdel-Raouf and Patricia M. Buhler explain the adjusted and unadjusted gender wage gap. | Fatma Abdel-Raouf Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2020 | Journal of Population Economics study on the gender wage gap using a number of different matching techniques to obtain estimates of the gap. | Katie Meara Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Jan 5, 2020 | SLT reports on Utah's LDS population. | Matt Canham Non-LDS | Secondary Journalism | |
Jul 2020 | Utah report provides overview of gender wage gap in Utah along with recommendations for closing it. | Utah Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 1, 2020 | Brookings Institution report discusses the link between income mobility and marriage in SLC. | Richard V. Reeves Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2021 | Academy of Management Journal study shows that religiosity has an impact on the gender wage gap. | Traci Sitzmann Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Jan 7, 2021 | Becky Jacobs uses recent research to argue that the LDS Church has an impact on Utah's gender wage gap. | Becky Jacobs Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Mar 3, 2021 | SLC Council/Payfactors report finds that the gender wage gap among SLC employees is "justifiable." | Payfactors Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Jun 2021 | 2021 report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute finds that Utah's total fertility rate (TFR) is higher than the nation's TFR. | Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Non-LDS | Direct | |
Jun 29, 2021 | Utah State university white paper recommends policies to address the gender wage gap in Utah. | L. Jenna Gould Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 2021 | CGS report breaks down graduate degrees earned by men and women in 2020. | Enyu Zhou Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 5, 2021 | USU report reviews gender wage gap literature; finds that "Utah has one of the largest gender wage gaps in the nation." | Rebecca Winkel Non-LDS | Direct | |
Nov 4, 2021 | Utah DoH reports that Utah has a higher birth rate than the U.S. | Utah Department of Health Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Dec 2, 2021 | White paper finds that women in Utah make 25.5% less than men; recommendations include raising minimum wage, establishing stand-alone equal pay laws, and community action. | Susan R. Madsen LDS | Direct | |
Dec 6, 2021 | Susan R. Madsen explains that Utah ranks high in volunteerism and charitable givings. | Susan R. Madsen Non-LDS | Secondary Journalism | |
Dec 14, 2021 | SLT article provides an overview of both public and private means of addressing the gender wage gap in Utah. | Saige Miller Non-LDS | Secondary Journalism | |
2022 | LDS statistics sheet shows the LDS population of Utah to be 66.07 percent. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
2022 | World Population Review reports that Utah has the highest birth rate and one of the highest fertility rates in the country. | World Population Review Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2022 | Journal of Labor Economics study finds that female union bus/train operators work less overtime and take more time-off than male operators. | Valentin Bolotnyy Non-LDS | Direct | |
2022 | The Review of Economic Studies finds that long hours deter women from entering the medical profession. | Melanie Wasserman Non-LDS | Direct | |
Feb 28, 2022 | Susan R. Madsen argues that the gender wage gap in Utah is real; shares anecdotes from women who were discriminated against. | Susan R. Madsen LDS | Scribed Verbatim Journalism | |
Mar 1, 2022 | Business.org website shows Utah ranking 50th in national gender wage gap. | Trevor Wheelwright Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Mar 1, 2022 | U.S. Census finds that Utah has one of the highest gender wage gaps in the country. | Megan Wisniewski Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Mar 2022 | Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows a consistent "weekly hours at work" gap between men and women since the 1970s. | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Non-LDS | Secondary |