In September, the Utah State University’s Women & Leadership Project released a report entitled “ Utah Gender Pay Gap: A 2025 Update .” The snapshot highlights that Utah women working full-time, year-round earn about 27% less than men — the worst gender pay gap in the nation.

The report grants that Utah’s unique culture and demographics play a significant role in women’s workforce participation. At the same time, there is a strong insinuation that Utah’s large pay gap is primarily a policy and structural failure that must be corrected — through changes in workplaces, in public policy, and in cultural expectations.

There are two different types of gender pay gap: adjusted and unadjusted. The adjusted pay gap refers to the gap in pay between men and women in the same or similar roles, wh

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