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Lt. Gov. Henderson calls on Utahns to commit to women’s equality and opportunity on International Women’s Day
SALT LAKE CITY (March 8, 2021) — To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson is calling on Utahns to join her in “choosing to challenge” for women’s equality.
“We need more women leaders in government, business, and our communities,” Henderson said. “But we don’t need them simply as experts on women’s issues. We need them because their voices are necessary to improve our state, our country, and our world.”
As part of International Women’s Day, a global initiative celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, Henderson will participate in a town hall hosted by the World Trade Center, the Salt Lake Chamber, and the Women’s Business Center of Utah.
The virtual Town Hall will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 8. To attend, register for the Zoom link at WBCUtah.org; contact [email protected] with questions. Utahns are invited to join Lt. Gov. Henderson in using the #ChooseToChallenge hashtag.
The lieutenant governor’s challenge underscores the Equality and Opportunity priorities of the Cox/Henderson administration’s One Utah Roadmap.
The One Utah Roadmap includes:
“We need more women leaders in government, business, and our communities,” Henderson said. “But we don’t need them simply as experts on women’s issues. We need them because their voices are necessary to improve our state, our country, and our world.”
As part of International Women’s Day, a global initiative celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, Henderson will participate in a town hall hosted by the World Trade Center, the Salt Lake Chamber, and the Women’s Business Center of Utah.
The virtual Town Hall will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 8. To attend, register for the Zoom link at WBCUtah.org; contact [email protected] with questions. Utahns are invited to join Lt. Gov. Henderson in using the #ChooseToChallenge hashtag.
The lieutenant governor’s challenge underscores the Equality and Opportunity priorities of the Cox/Henderson administration’s One Utah Roadmap.
The One Utah Roadmap includes:
- An internal audit, led by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, considering pay equity in state agencies;
- A separate audit, led by the Department of Human Resource Management, establishing baselines of diverse leadership and workforce status in state agencies;
- A continuing effort to appoint women to positions of leadership (including the women leading the Department of Commerce, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Government Operations, the Department of Heritage & Arts, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission);
- A commitment to recruit and appoint a diverse group of Utahns, including women and people of color, to state boards and commissions;
- A commitment to investing in skills and training programs to increase women and diverse communities in STEM industries; and
- Support for funding a new women’s state historian to prioritize the telling, collecting and discovering of women’s stories, especially how they have influenced our state.
