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Vermont Works for Women promotes economic justice by advancing gender equity and supporting women and youth at every stage of their career journeys

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Vermont Works for Women is working to create an equitable Vermont where people of all identities and backgrounds have equal access to opportunities and to thrive economically – where they make confident, deliberate choices about life and work that reflect an expansive grasp of what’s possible.

From career exploration programs for middle and high school girls and gender-expansive youth, to job training and career coaching for women, to gender equity consultation for businesses and schools, VWW is committed to improving educational and economic outcomes for Vermont youth and women.

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Every Stage of the Career Journey

Our Programs

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Grades 9-12
LIFT participant uses hammers to shape metal pieces.

LAUNCHING INCLUSIVE FUTURES IN TRADES

Week-long Summer Trades Program for High Schoolers
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Vermont Works for Women Program Manager Missy Mackin speaks to dozens of employees at AO Glass.

GENDER EQUITY SERVICES

Consultation and Training to Create Inclusive Environments

Grades 6-8
Rosie's Girls campers play a game outside holding hands at summer camp.

ROSIE’S GIRLS CAMP

Trades and Career Exploration Camp for Middle Schoolers

Grades 6-8
A Rosie's Girls Afterschool participant hammers a bird house together with the help of a volunteer assistant.

ROSIE’S GIRLS AFTERSCHOOL

Trades and STEM Exploration Afterschool Program

Grades 6-12
Middle School student learns how to solder pipes at Career Challenge Day

TECH CENTER PROGRAMS

Career Exploration and Skill Development Programs at Career and Technical Education Centers

Grades 9-12
A group of young women wearing backpacks stand together, posing for a photo. High school students can participate in Youth@Work.

YOUTH@WORK

Career Readiness, Gender Equity, and Personal Development Workshops
Grades 9-12
Two female high school students use a two-man crosscut saw under the supervision of a Green Mountain Club employee at Women Can Do 2022.

WOMEN CAN DO!

Annual Career Exploration Conference for High Schoolers

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Vermont Works for Women's Employment and Career Services Manager sits down at a table with a participant.

EMPLOYMENT & CAREER SERVICES

Free Support to Help Individuals Get and Keep Jobs that Meet their Career Goals and Financial Needs

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Young woman rests her head on clasped hands while she looks at a computer screen. All Vermont women can participate in VWW's Career Mentor Network.

CAREER MENTOR NETWORK

Free Mentorship by Volunteer Vermont Professionals

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Two women work together to build a picnic table at Trailblazers, Vermont Works for Women's trades training program for women.

TRAILBLAZERS: TRADES TRAINING PROGRAM

Skilled Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Program

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Vermont legislator Kesha Ram speaks to a group of incarcerated women at Enrichment Night in the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility. Enrichment Night is one of the services VWW offers to justice-involved women.

JUSTICE-INVOLVED SERVICES

Employment and Transitional Support Services for Women Involved in Justice System

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Woman looks at a laptop where a virtual meeting is taking place, exemplifying Vermont Works for Women's virtual Gender Equity Advancement Roundtable or GEAR program.

GENDER EQUITY ADVANCEMENT ROUNDTABLE (GEAR)

Gender Equity Advancement Roundtable Membership Program

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Vermont Works for Women's Executive Director Rhoni Basden stands in front of a podium in front of state officials at the Vermont State House. Sharing testimony is one part of VWW's advocacy efforts.

ADVOCACY

Raising Awareness of Challenges Facing Vermont Women and Girls
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“VWW has supported me in countless ways. They are all so amazing at this work. Endlessly patient, accepting, they meet you where you're at and understand growth isn't linear.”

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Darcy Lafreniere, a respiratory therapist, leads Juniper Book, a student at Hazen Union High School, in a demonstration on how to intubate a patient who needs a ventilator. (Herald/Isabel Dreher)
October 31, 2024

Women Showcase Trades
October 22, 2024

VWW Celebrates 25 Years of Women Can Do
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October 7, 2024

VWW Receives $398K Grant from US DOL Women’s Bureau
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November 20, 2024 Virtual
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Happy Birthday Vermont Works for Women

Since 1987, Vermont Works for Women has provided support, guidance, resources, and encouragement to women and youth in Vermont - give a gift today in honor of our birthday!
November 21, 2024 In-Person
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Trailblazers: Energy Works Job Fair in Rutland

Trailblazers talk with Birdseye Construction at a Job Fair in South Burlington.

Female and gender-expansive individuals interested in starting a career in the trades and Vermont's Climate Workforce should join VWW and VAL at the Trailblazers: Energy Works Job Fair in Rutland.
December 11, 2024 Virtual
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GEAR Quarterly Session – December

A hand lays on a computer where there is a virtual meeting taking place, exemplifying Vermont Works for Women's virtual Gender Equity Advancement Roundtable (GEAR) membership program.

Gender Equity Advancement Roundtable (GEAR) members attend four roundtable sessions each year, where they hear from gender equity experts.

Building an Equitable Vermont

Our Values

  • Transformative Power of Work

    We believe everyone should have equal access to work opportunities in order to make deliberate choices about their careers.

  • The Potential Within

    We promote self-determination in life and work and support individuals to take positive risks, face challenges, and pursue their interests as they develop a greater notion of what is possible.

  • Gender Inclusivity

    We recognize that gender is expansive and not binary, and we welcome women, girls, and anyone who has experienced marginalization, bias, or barriers due to their gender identity.

  • Anti-Racism

    We commit to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to contributing to the work required to dismantle systemic racism.