Utah Business Though the first female recession has hit women hard in the labor force, there is no shortage of women breaking barriers and blazing ahead despite difficulty. Help us celebrate the women of Utah who are leading the way in business, law, education, and so much more. These are this year’s 30 Women to Watch honorees.
Adrianne B. Lee
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
I love my career, but my family comes first. I think part of my passion in helping other women in business is helping them realize that having a family and having a career are not mutually exclusive.
Troy and Ashley Peck thought it was just another ear infection.
The couple’s daughter Aspen, in the days leading up to her first birthday on Jan. 7, couldn’t shake a fever. The young child had several ear infections previously, and she was showing signs consistent with that ailment.
In-person visits weren’t being permitted because of COVID, so doctors during a tele-health session prescribed antibiotics, then steroids. Nothing worked as the fever continued to spike.
Then, during a trip to the emergency room at Hasbro Children’s Hospital on Jan. 15, Ashley and Troy received the dreaded news: Their daughter has cancer.
Fewer than 1 in 4 Utah attorneys in the Beehive State are women, compared to 38% across the U.S. And they comprise just 12% of partners at Utah law firms, half the national rate and up just one percentage point from a decade ago, according to a report from Utah State University researchers.
Created: 28 December 2020
RBG’s collar collection - When Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away in September, she had become a “fashion pioneer” in the world of jurists. The standard judge’s robe was made for men, with a place for a shirt and tie to show at the top. RBG told the Washington Post in 2009 that she did not know anyone who made robes for women justices. She and Sandra Day O’Connor “thought it would be appropriate if we included as part of our robe something typical of a woman.” She and O’Connor began wearing lace jabots. RBG then branched out from lace to collars in a variety of materials, styles and colors, including beads, shells, and rainbow hues. Perhaps most importantly, the collars held significance.