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WOMEN CAN DO 2026

Our annual career exploration conference for high school girls is coming up on October 8! Hundreds of students will meet local employers, learn to use a variety of tools and equipment, and expand their sense of what’s possible.
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- Youth Programs
  TRAILBLAZERS 2026
  
  VWW is hosting Trailblazers, our FREE trades training program in four communities across Vermont this year! If you’re interested in starting a career in the trades, become a Trailblazer.
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- Adult Programs
  TRAILBLAZERS 2026
  
  VWW is hosting Trailblazers, our FREE trades training program in four communities across Vermont this year! If you’re interested in starting a career in the trades, become a Trailblazer.
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- For Businesses & Community Organizations
  TRAILBLAZERS 2026
  
  VWW is hosting Trailblazers, our FREE trades training program in four communities across Vermont this year! If you’re interested in starting a career in the trades, become a Trailblazer.
  Learn More & Apply
TRAILBLAZERS 2026

VWW is hosting Trailblazers, our FREE trades training program in four communities across Vermont this year! If you’re interested in starting a career in the trades, become a Trailblazer.
Learn More & Apply
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2026 WOMEN, WORK, & WAGES REPORT

The 2026 Vermont Women, Work, & Wages report is live! In the 2026 report we dive into two key contributors to the gender wage gap - occupational segregation and parenthood.
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Manchester Trailblazers flex their muscles in a group photo at Habitat for Humanity

September 14, 2026

Trailblazers Graduate in Bennington County

Category: Trades training

Manchester Trailblazers flex their muscles in a group photo at Habitat for Humanity

September 14, 2026

Trailblazers Graduate in Bennington County

LIFT participants work on electrical wires during the weeklong summer program

July 13, 2026

Launching Inclusive Futures in Trades Returns to Essex

A Trailblazers participant uses a saw on a COVER Home Repair build site

July 13, 2026

14 Trailblazers Graduate in Hartford

Members of our 23rd Trailblazers class pose for a group photo at a Habitat for Humanity site.

May 7, 2026

23rd Trailblazers Cohort Graduates

Emily Merwin secured a full-time job in construction management following her service with Vermont Works for Women.

March 9, 2026

From Service to Career

Lyndon Trailblazers Graduates

November 14, 2025

Final Trailblazers of 2025 Graduate in Lyndon

Hartford Trailblazers pose with HACTC mascot

September 15, 2025

Trailblazers Returns to Hartford

July 18, 2025

Missy Mackin Reflects on 5+ Years of Trailblazers

Swanton Trailblazers pose with their certificates at graduation

July 11, 2025

13 Trailblazers Graduate in Swanton

July 9, 2025

LIFT 2025 Recap

South Burlington Trailblazers graduates pose with their certificates

May 20, 2025

VWW Graduates First Trailblazers of 2025

Amber poses with Trailblazers participants in front of solar panel.

May 6, 2025

Amber Lessard on Teaching Trailblazers and Serving on the VWW Board

Leigh uses a miter saw during the Trailblazers trades training program

January 7, 2025

How the Trailblazers Program Sparked a New Career Path

Trailblazers: Energy Works graduates pose with their certificates.

December 18, 2024

Trailblazers: Energy Works Wraps up in Rutland

Press

October 7, 2024

VWW Receives $398K Grant from US DOL Women’s Bureau

Brattleboro Trailblazers pose in front of shelves they built

September 17, 2024

11 Trailblazers Graduate in Brattleboro