How employment gaps may bridge the gender gap By Olimpia Piccoli, New England Crane School Marketing Manager This article was initially published in New England Crane School’s 2023 Winter Newsletter. It is no secret the face of our workforce in America is changing.  With supply chain demands and gaps… Read More

By Heather Newcomb, Program Manager Vermont Works for Women (VWW) is continuing to run the pilot culinary program at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility with our third cohort this winter. A big change we made to our program model for this cohort is to integrate guest chef instructors during the 12-week… Read More

By: Rhoni Basden, VWW Executive Director In 1965, a Presidential Executive Order called for equal opportunities for women and minorities to be hired for state contract work. These minimum targets, set at 6.9% female and from 0.8% to 17.3% minority participation, have yet to be met by any state in… Read More

Vermont Works for Women (VWW) was back at The MINT for the graduation of our tenth Trailblazers class, training 91 women and gender-expansive folks in the skilled trades since 2019.  Eight awesome women spent the last seven weeks learning construction skills. They gained valuable hands-on experience, building their self-confidence… Read More

By: Marisa Keller, Trailblazers Graduate This story was originally published by 350vt.org Photo by Marisa Keller Since I showed up to a 350Vermont meeting six years ago and said, “I’m a writer; what can I do?” most of my climate justice work has revolved around words—composing letters to the… Read More

Opening remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen On Saturday, October 1, VWW staff members Paige Ruffner and Missy Mackin presented at the 25th annual Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference (WEOC) hosted by Sen. Patrick Leahy at the Vermont Technical College campus of Vermont State University. Each year this… Read More

By: Julia Bessy, Program Specialist for Justice-Involved Services Vermont Works for Women (VWW) is bringing back two program offerings for women incarcerated at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility: Enrichment Night and Build Your Skills. State Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale speaking at Enrichment Night in 2017. Enrichment Night invites outside companies… Read More

By Jillian Scannell, Development and Communications Coordinator Trailblazers practice working with circuits. Vermont Works for Women marked another milestone as we graduated our first cohort of Trailblazers: Green – our training program that covers core renewable energy, construction, and solar installation skills. In seven weeks through a combination of… Read More

By Elaine Ezerins, Communications and Marketing Manager The excitement was palpable as buses began to pull up to Vermont Technical College’s campus in Randolph, VT in the early hours of Thursday, October 6. High school girls and gender-expansive youth were arriving from all over the state – representing 12 of… Read More