The teaching profession is part of a broader field known as “care work,” which encompasses occupations devoted to supporting and nurturing others. This work has historically been undervalued in pay and prestige, and women are disproportionately represented in “care work” occupations. These dynamics are important as they influence who pursues teaching as a career and how the profession is valued and rewarded.

The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) at Utah State University recently published a research report, “What Utah College Students Think about Teaching as a Career: An Analysis by Gender.” Using data collected by Envision Utah, a nonprofit that engages Utahns in collaborative, bottom-up decision making, the report explores the perceptions of Utah college students as they con

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