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A 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 1987, Vermont Works for Women has an extensive record of accomplishment in working with women, young adults, educators and employers and in developing, implementing, and growing innovative programs.

Our mission is to help women and girls explore, pursue and excel in nontraditional careers that pay a livable wage.

VWW works to address the needs of women in Vermont to earn a livable wage and to succeed despite numerous personal, educational and economic barriers to employment. We also work to educate women and girls about the wide array of nontraditional career opportunities available to them, many of which may have never occurred to them to pursue. We serve women and girls from all over the state, from a wide variety of races, ethnicities, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations and physical abilities. The National Association of Mayors, the City of Burlington, the Vermont Governor’s Commission on Women, the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration have all honored VWW for the quality of its work. Two of our programs, Rosie’s Girls and Step Up for Women, have been replicated nationally. Our former name was Northern New England Tradeswomen.

We are located in Winooski, Vermont, at 32 Malletts Bay Avenue in the O'Brien Community Center building. See our Contact Us page for directions to our offices.

Board of Directors

Mary Claire Carroll, Chair Carroll Photos and Vitzthum & Carroll	Polly Nichol Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Steven M. Gold VT State Government, retired	Eileen Hughes Nooney Community Action Motors
Amy Judd, Vice Chair Plane Jane Builders	Debra Ricker L&D Safety Marking
Ellen Kahler Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund	Beth Sachs, Treasurer Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Jolinda LaClair USDA Rural Development	Kate Robinson Schubart Writer, Editor
Wibs McLain Education/government, retired	Lt. Kathleen Stubbing Burlington Police Dept.
Tiffany W. Bluemle, Ex-Officio Vermont Works for Women