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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: What’s New at VWW?

More Green More Good. Supporting Vermont Women With Every Goal

May 5, 2026

VWW & Vermont Green Announce New Partnership

Trailblazers participant uses a saw with the help of an instructor

May 14, 2025

Support VWW this spring

2025-2027 Strategic Plan

February 13, 2025

VWW Launches 2025-2027 Strategic Plan

The four Trailblazers classes of 2024 stand with their certificates

November 28, 2023

Trailblazers 2023: A Year in Review

Equity Matters Here

November 6, 2023

Working Together for Statewide Impact

Dirt Diva's feet put together to make a circle

August 29, 2023

From Diva to Designer: My journey from VWW Participant to VWW Staff

VWW staff member assists Rosie's Girls camper using a saw to cut a piece of wood.

August 14, 2023

Rosie’s Girls Summer Camp 2023 Recap

LIFT participant uses a plasma cutter to cut flowers out of sheet metal.

July 17, 2023

New Program LIFTs off in Essex

Trailblazers, assisted by Harry Strand use a saw to cut wood outside VWW's offices.

July 17, 2023

VWW Graduates Largest Trailblazers Cohort

A screenshot of the Build Your Skills webpage; featuring copy describing the page and an image of a person typing on a computer.

June 21, 2023

Build Your Skills – Explore Our Online Resources

A Rosie's Girls camper uses a jig saw under the supervision of a Vermont Works for Women staff member.

June 15, 2023

Building Confidence, Breaking Barriers: Youth Empowerment in Trades and STEM

Career Mentor Newsletter March 2023

March 28, 2023

Career Mentor Newsletter March 2023

A woman wearing a Vermont Works for Women tshirts shows a high school aged individual how to measure a piece of wood.

March 20, 2023

Launching LIFT in Summer 2023

VWW staff joined Vermont state officials in Washington D.C.

November 29, 2022

Let’s strive for more than the minimum for Vermont women and girls

VWW Staff member is empowered using power tool at staff training day.

November 17, 2022

Girl power — power tools! Vermont nonprofit equips women with construction skills

Vermont Works for Women promotes economic justice by advancing gender equity.

May 5, 2022

Vermont Works for Women Celebrates its 35th Year