When women are elected to political positions in a state legislature, more attention and money tend to be given toward efforts directed at poverty, sexual assault, domestic violence, education and healthcare.
“There really is a connection, not just in Utah, but nationally and globally to those topics being addressed more often and money being given to those when there’s women,” Madsen said.
A 2016 survey by the Utah Foundation showed that women in Utah are more concerned than men are about social issues such as homelessness, poverty, crime and the environment, the research snapshot says. The top six issues for Utah women were education, healthcare, air quality, state taxes and government spending, crime, homelessness and poverty.
“In contrast to Utah men who are, as a group, more likely to be concerned about property and sovereignty issues, Utah women’s focus on social issues is more closely aligned with Utahns’ priorities as a whole,” the research snapshot said.
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