Sara Lestage is proud that IBM supports Women Can Do because she believes that one positive interaction with a role model or event can help students decide on a career path. Read More
Vermont Works for Women (VWW) has been awarded $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau to expand women’s access to training, apprenticeships, and jobs in the electrical, plumbing, and construction fields.
“There are great jobs for women in the trades that don’t require a college degree and can provide life-long financial stability,” says Jen Oldham, Executive Director of Vermont Works for Women. Read More
Sergeant Erynn Hazlett joined the Vermont Army National Guard in 2009. A seventh generation Vermonter, Erynn wanted to stay in southern Vermont to build her life so joining the National Guard allowed her to serve and stay in Vermont. Erynn spent her first six years serving in Logistics, including… Read More
Nine years ago, Keiko moved to Vermont and began working as a bookkeeper in Richmond one day a week. While she liked the position, the hours were not enough for Keiko to earn a livable wage. “I wanted to work more,” she says, “I was looking for a new job… Read More
By: Shannon Esrich Rosie’s Girls Camp Coordinator at Vermont Works for Women As the last metal sculpture began to cool in late August, it became official – the 2018 Rosie’s Girls camp season had come to a close! A whirlwind of buzzing saws, whirring sanders, and sparking plasma cutters… Read More
Skilled construction trades are in high demand and the need is great. Read More
Every day, Vermont Works for Women staff and the girls and women we work with wear their grit on their sleeve, and it is an inspiration! It’s been an especially “gritty” spring and summer as we celebrated the recent graduation of eight women from our Step In To Work program and five women from our pilot training partnership with Salvations Farms, Read More
Vermont Works for Women’s flagship event, Women Can Do, celebrates its 20th anniversary this October 11th! Therefore, it was timely and unique that we had the opportunity to... Read More
The graduation I attended earlier this summer was a modest one. Five is a small class. There was no music and no caps and gowns. Speeches were short and, yet, pitch-perfect as instructors described in the most precise terms what each participant brought with her to the program and what new skills she had mastered... Read More
We have plenty of room, at Chroma, for a fully integrated workforce. Read More