Founded in 1987, VWW has been working hard for 35 years to ensure all Vermont women can achieve economic security through employment. Our history has been shaped from its inception by gutsy women committed to the notion that women’s choices about work should be their own—and not the product of… Read More

By Jillian Scannell, VWW Development and Communications Coordinator A buzzword through this legislative session has been workforce development; what does that even mean? And there was a lot of talk about reproductive liberty, whatever happened with that?   Don’t worry – there is a lot going on, but Vermont Works… Read More

Rosie’s Girls camp at Generator By Elaine Ezerins, Communications and Marketing Manager What are you passionate about? Female empowerment! The Ocean and its inhabitants! Mental Health and Neurodiversity! These were the responses of middle school youth participating in Vermont Works for Women’s Rosie’s Girls mini-camp at the… Read More

By Missy Mackin, Program Manager Vermont Works for Women (VWW) recently reached another milestone on November 19th when eleven women from Vermont, New York, Kentucky, and New Jersey graduated from the first Trailblazers session in Rutland. As part of our strategic goals to expand throughout Vermont, we were excited… Read More

By Missy Mackin, Program Manager What a summer it’s been! The construction and clean energy trades have been as hot as the weather, with many businesses across Vermont hiring new employees. This is great news for the eight participants who recently completed the summer cohort of VWW’s highly successful Trailblazers… Read More

Rosie’s Girls Camp is underway for the summer! It is so exciting to be back, offering in-person camps for middle school girls, non-binary, and gender non-conforming youth.  This week, VWW is leading Rosie’s Girls in Essex, our third week of camp this month. Community partners have already hosted camp… Read More

By Nell Carpenter, Youth Program Manager Every week of Rosie’s Girls summer camps we pack up our tools, PPE, art supplies and hardware into a truck and bring it to our host Tech Center for that week. This is a pretty well-known experience amongst those involved with Rosie’s Girls and… Read More

“Watch me break the rules!” Alissa exclaims as she lists her many skills and interests, including welding and martial arts. Alissa Kenwood The ‘rules’ she’s referring to are the rules that society defines for women and girls about what they can and can’t do, and Alissa has… Read More