Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
Friday, February 28, 2014
Hard at Work, Women in the Utah Labor Force
Hard at Work, Women in the Utah Labor Force has been updated on the DWS site into an interactive data visualization. See a snapshot of the visualization below.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Sundance Study Finds More Women Behind Camera of Indie Films
In a year in which, for the first time, half of the dramatic competition entries at Sundance are by women, a new study finds that the festival continue to be a proving ground and safe haven for women in movies.
Between 2002 and 2012, nearly a quarter of the directors at Sundance were women, compared with 4.4 percent for the top 100 box office films in the same period. Including cinematographers, editors, producers and writers, women accounted for 29.8 percent of the American films at Sundance, which has become synonymous with indie film. Films directed by women were also more likely to have women in other key roles behind the camera. And breaking it down further, documentaries were rife with female talent – 34.5 percent were directed by women, compared with 16.9 percent for feature films.
The study, commissioned by the Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles, an affinity group, was conducted through the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. The results are to be announced at a brunch here hosted by the Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles today.
“The data shows us that there is a higher representation of female filmmakers in independent film as compared to Hollywood,” Cathy Schulman, president of Women in Film, said in a statement announcing the study, “but it also highlights the work that is still to be done for women to achieve equal footing in the field.”
The landscape for women at the box office is improving – as Carry Rickey wrote in The New York Times, “9 percent of the top 250 movies at the domestic box office last year were made by female directors,” up from 5 percent in 2011 – but there are still barriers to their success. In the study, which included interviews with female filmmakers and industry players, the reasons women lag behind their male counterparts included “gendered financial barriers” (43. 1 percent) and “male-dominated industry networking” (39.2 percent). Stereotyping on set, exclusionary hiring and work-family balance were also listed as challenges.
The study found that by far the biggest proportion of women in film worked as producers, with a high percentage as associate producers in both narrative (40 percent) and documentary (59.5 percent) film. But, it notes, “as the prestige of the producing post increased, the percentage of female participation decreased,” both in documentary and narrative filmmaking. New York Times
Between 2002 and 2012, nearly a quarter of the directors at Sundance were women, compared with 4.4 percent for the top 100 box office films in the same period. Including cinematographers, editors, producers and writers, women accounted for 29.8 percent of the American films at Sundance, which has become synonymous with indie film. Films directed by women were also more likely to have women in other key roles behind the camera. And breaking it down further, documentaries were rife with female talent – 34.5 percent were directed by women, compared with 16.9 percent for feature films.
The study, commissioned by the Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles, an affinity group, was conducted through the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. The results are to be announced at a brunch here hosted by the Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles today.
“The data shows us that there is a higher representation of female filmmakers in independent film as compared to Hollywood,” Cathy Schulman, president of Women in Film, said in a statement announcing the study, “but it also highlights the work that is still to be done for women to achieve equal footing in the field.”
The landscape for women at the box office is improving – as Carry Rickey wrote in The New York Times, “9 percent of the top 250 movies at the domestic box office last year were made by female directors,” up from 5 percent in 2011 – but there are still barriers to their success. In the study, which included interviews with female filmmakers and industry players, the reasons women lag behind their male counterparts included “gendered financial barriers” (43. 1 percent) and “male-dominated industry networking” (39.2 percent). Stereotyping on set, exclusionary hiring and work-family balance were also listed as challenges.
The study found that by far the biggest proportion of women in film worked as producers, with a high percentage as associate producers in both narrative (40 percent) and documentary (59.5 percent) film. But, it notes, “as the prestige of the producing post increased, the percentage of female participation decreased,” both in documentary and narrative filmmaking. New York Times
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Women’s Mental Health Center Opens New Utah Location
The Healing Group (THG), a private practice women’s mental health center in Utah, announced the
expansion of its therapeutic services to women and their families in two ways: It’s opening a new 2,300-
square-foot facility in Salt Lake City at 6771 S. 900 East Ste 100; and it has partnered with Regroup
Therapy to bring women together with expert, licensed therapists in a live video support group, allowing
women to join from wherever they choose.
“In three and half years, we’ve grown from one therapist who was renting space from us to nine fulltime
therapists at two locations serving Salt Lake City and Utah Counties,” said Kristin B. Hodson, MSW and
LCSW, founder and executive director of The Healing Group. “Through our partnership with Regroup
Therapy, we’re now able to reach women in remote areas and those unable to get childcare or come into
the center.” Utah Business
expansion of its therapeutic services to women and their families in two ways: It’s opening a new 2,300-
square-foot facility in Salt Lake City at 6771 S. 900 East Ste 100; and it has partnered with Regroup
Therapy to bring women together with expert, licensed therapists in a live video support group, allowing
women to join from wherever they choose.
“In three and half years, we’ve grown from one therapist who was renting space from us to nine fulltime
therapists at two locations serving Salt Lake City and Utah Counties,” said Kristin B. Hodson, MSW and
LCSW, founder and executive director of The Healing Group. “Through our partnership with Regroup
Therapy, we’re now able to reach women in remote areas and those unable to get childcare or come into
the center.” Utah Business
Friday, June 29, 2012
Utah Valley University childcare center receives $1 million donation
A year and a half ago, Kellie Jeffrey was a single mom with an associate’s degree and a desire to finish her education. But she needed affordable child care for 18-month-old Philip while she took a full load of 12 credits a semester.
After looking at a number of Utah colleges, she found what she was looking for at Utah Valley University in Orem. The school’s 11-year-old Wee Care Center "sealed the deal for me," she said.
That opportunity for affordable child care will expand to many more UVU students, thanks to a $1 million gift from Barbara Barrington Jones that will substantially enlarge the Wee Care Center.
In making the announcement Wednesday, UVU President Matthew S. Holland said one of his top priorities this year is helping women finish their degrees: In Utah, women’s postsecondary participation rate lags significantly behind the national average. Salt Lake Tribune
After looking at a number of Utah colleges, she found what she was looking for at Utah Valley University in Orem. The school’s 11-year-old Wee Care Center "sealed the deal for me," she said.
That opportunity for affordable child care will expand to many more UVU students, thanks to a $1 million gift from Barbara Barrington Jones that will substantially enlarge the Wee Care Center.
In making the announcement Wednesday, UVU President Matthew S. Holland said one of his top priorities this year is helping women finish their degrees: In Utah, women’s postsecondary participation rate lags significantly behind the national average. Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, March 12, 2012
Women's Task force recommends ways to keep women in college
If you were to visit a college campus outside of Utah, you likely would run into more women than men. That is not the case, however, for most colleges in Utah. Across the nation close to 60 percent of college students are women, but here in Utah and especially Utah County that number is much lower, with enrollment rates of women hovering between 44 and 50 percent. Susan Madsen, a professor of management at UVU, first noticed the trend a few years ago and is working with a team of professors, policymakers, community leaders and students to get more women to enroll in and graduate from college. Madsen is a member of the Utah Women's College Task Force, which has been researching attendance and graduation trends for the past two years.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Provo women earn some of the lowest salaries in the largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Women in Provo have some of the lowest average salaries in the country, according to a Forbes analysis of the 2010 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Provo women are making on average less than $37,000 a year, according to the report. Provo women are making on average less than $37,000 a year, according to the report. Deseret News
Note:
Since I am interested in women's labor force issues and don't usually look at this type of data below the statewide level, I took the opportunity to look at the actual Forbes article. Forbes used 2010 American Community Survey data for "large" Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and focused on females working year-round and full-time. Unfortunately for comparative purposes, Forbes doesn't tell us what they considered a large MSA.
With median female earnings for year-round, full-time workers of $31,400, the Provo/Orem MSA ranks 249 out of 374 MSAs nationwide. Incidentally, the "smaller" MSAs of Logan and St. George showed lower female median earnings ($27,100 and $26,700, respectively). Other large Utah MSAs appear higher in the rankings--Salt Lake ranks 154, while the Ogden/Clearfield MSA ranks in the 200 spot.
However, keep in mind that areas with low female earnings might also have low earnings for both genders. In other words, an MSA's low female earnings may be reflected in low male earnings as well. Cost of living, age of the labor force, industrial mix, etc. affects wages generally. . .not just for women. In my mind, the true question perhaps should be: How do men and women's earnings compare in Utah's most populous communities?
In 2010, U.S. median earnings for women working year-round, full-time measured 78.6 percent of the comparable male figure. (This wage gap has contracted decidedly in recent decades.) How do Utah's MSAs stack up? Honestly, not so great. The Ogden/Clearfield MSA shows a female/male wage ratio of 63 percent, the Provo/Orem MSA shows 65 percent ratio. Logan's ratio measures 70 percent, and St. George's figure is 71 percent. Even in Utah's best MSA performer--Salt Lake City--the female median wage measures only 74 percent of the male median wage. More than 70 percent of the nation's MSAs show female/male wage ratios better than Salt Lake City.
What's up? Why the low female-to-male wage rations in Utah? Undoubtedly many factors come into play. However, one major influence on the large difference in wages seems to come to the forefront. I call it the "education gap" and it is a primary factor behind Utah's larger-than-average wage gap. Statistically, there is a well-know relationship behind one's earnings and one's education. In general, the higher a person's level of education, the higher their earnings.
What's the education gap? By my reckoning, it is simply the percentage point difference between the share of the male population (over 25) with at least a Bachelor's degree and the share of the female population (over 25) with at least a Bachelor's degree. Nationally, there is a six-tenths of a point difference in the share of men and women with at least a Bachelor's degree (28.5 percent and 27.9 percent, respectively). In other words, in the U.S. there is currently very little difference between the share of men and women with a four-year degree or better.
The three MSAs with the largest male/female education gap in the nation? Number 1--Provo/Orem, Utah (11.3 percentage points). Neck and Neck for the number 2 spot--St. George, Utah (9.8 percentage points) and Ogden/Clearfield, UT (9.8 percentage points). Logan's performance is somewhat better--"only" a 4.2 point difference. The Salt Lake MSA managed the smallest Utah education gap--still large at 2.5 percentage points. Every single Utah MSA ranked among the 20 percent of MSAs with the largest education gaps.
Keep in mind that in 40 percent of the nation's Metropolitan Statistical Areas, a higher percentage of women have obtained a Bachelor's degree than have men. If Utah's women are falling far behind men in educational attainment, it should come as no surprise that they are falling far behind men in earnings.
Note:
Since I am interested in women's labor force issues and don't usually look at this type of data below the statewide level, I took the opportunity to look at the actual Forbes article. Forbes used 2010 American Community Survey data for "large" Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and focused on females working year-round and full-time. Unfortunately for comparative purposes, Forbes doesn't tell us what they considered a large MSA.
With median female earnings for year-round, full-time workers of $31,400, the Provo/Orem MSA ranks 249 out of 374 MSAs nationwide. Incidentally, the "smaller" MSAs of Logan and St. George showed lower female median earnings ($27,100 and $26,700, respectively). Other large Utah MSAs appear higher in the rankings--Salt Lake ranks 154, while the Ogden/Clearfield MSA ranks in the 200 spot.
However, keep in mind that areas with low female earnings might also have low earnings for both genders. In other words, an MSA's low female earnings may be reflected in low male earnings as well. Cost of living, age of the labor force, industrial mix, etc. affects wages generally. . .not just for women. In my mind, the true question perhaps should be: How do men and women's earnings compare in Utah's most populous communities?
In 2010, U.S. median earnings for women working year-round, full-time measured 78.6 percent of the comparable male figure. (This wage gap has contracted decidedly in recent decades.) How do Utah's MSAs stack up? Honestly, not so great. The Ogden/Clearfield MSA shows a female/male wage ratio of 63 percent, the Provo/Orem MSA shows 65 percent ratio. Logan's ratio measures 70 percent, and St. George's figure is 71 percent. Even in Utah's best MSA performer--Salt Lake City--the female median wage measures only 74 percent of the male median wage. More than 70 percent of the nation's MSAs show female/male wage ratios better than Salt Lake City.
What's up? Why the low female-to-male wage rations in Utah? Undoubtedly many factors come into play. However, one major influence on the large difference in wages seems to come to the forefront. I call it the "education gap" and it is a primary factor behind Utah's larger-than-average wage gap. Statistically, there is a well-know relationship behind one's earnings and one's education. In general, the higher a person's level of education, the higher their earnings.
What's the education gap? By my reckoning, it is simply the percentage point difference between the share of the male population (over 25) with at least a Bachelor's degree and the share of the female population (over 25) with at least a Bachelor's degree. Nationally, there is a six-tenths of a point difference in the share of men and women with at least a Bachelor's degree (28.5 percent and 27.9 percent, respectively). In other words, in the U.S. there is currently very little difference between the share of men and women with a four-year degree or better.
The three MSAs with the largest male/female education gap in the nation? Number 1--Provo/Orem, Utah (11.3 percentage points). Neck and Neck for the number 2 spot--St. George, Utah (9.8 percentage points) and Ogden/Clearfield, UT (9.8 percentage points). Logan's performance is somewhat better--"only" a 4.2 point difference. The Salt Lake MSA managed the smallest Utah education gap--still large at 2.5 percentage points. Every single Utah MSA ranked among the 20 percent of MSAs with the largest education gaps.
Keep in mind that in 40 percent of the nation's Metropolitan Statistical Areas, a higher percentage of women have obtained a Bachelor's degree than have men. If Utah's women are falling far behind men in educational attainment, it should come as no surprise that they are falling far behind men in earnings.
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