Becky Jacobs

Report for America corps member

Becky Jacobs is a Report for America corps member and writes about women’s issues and the status of women in Utah for The Salt Lake Tribune.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Here’s what you said would improve the lives of Utah women

By Becky Jacobs | July 26, 2021, 3:20 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Clockwise from top left: Christine Durham, Liz Owens, Christine Watkins and Rebecca Chavez-Houck.

Is it fair to label Utah the worst state for women’s equality? Female leaders weigh in.

By Becky Jacobs | July 26, 2021, 3:18 p.m.

(Gillespie family) Bettye Gillespie, a civil rights leader in Utah, died July 2, 2021, in Ogden at age 92.

Bettye Gillespie, who fought for equity and civil rights in Utah, leaves ‘long,’ ‘deep’ legacy

By Becky Jacobs | July 19, 2021, 11:49 p.m.

(John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum) Utah native Esther Peterson, front right, hands John F. Kennedy the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women on Oct. 11, 1963.

Meet the Utah woman who broke with tradition and served under 3 U.S. presidents

By Becky Jacobs | July 16, 2021, 4:27 p.m.

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Police ask for public’s help after 7-year-old girl shot, killed in Wasatch County

By Becky Jacobs | July 10, 2021, 11:44 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amonica Dau, 4, plays with Kayla Rees, 17, as they cool off at the Taylorsville Recreation Center outdoor pool on Thursday, July 8, 2021.

Here’s where you can stay cool in Salt Lake County during Utah’s hot weather

By Becky Jacobs | July 10, 2021, 6:03 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Becky Jacobs.

I dug into Utah’s reputation as the worst state for women. Here’s what I found.

By Becky Jacobs | July 9, 2021, 4:47 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A detail from the new "Utah Women 2020" Mural, featuring 268 Utah women from the past and present, on the Dinwoodey building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.

Quiz: See if you can tell whether this quote is about Utah women in 1964 or 2019

By Becky Jacobs | July 9, 2021, 4:45 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Fact-checking Utah’s reputation as the worst state for women’s equality

By Becky Jacobs | July 7, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah Gov. Olene Walker addresses a luncheon in the capitol rotunda in January 2008 about the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. Walker received a disproportionate volume of reporting on her background and family life, according to a report released Thursday, July 1, 2021, by the Utah Women and Leadership Project analyzing how newspapers in the state cover female candidate running for office.

Utah newspapers cover female candidates differently, new report shows

By Becky Jacobs | July 6, 2021, 1:24 p.m.