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The Commission
- engages partnerships and networks diverse groups to consider issues of interest to women and take action
- provides information to the legislature and other policy makers on issues affecting women
- provides the most local and most appropriate information and referrals to individuals on matters related to women and families
- conducts research, produces reports, publications, and a comprehensive resource directory
Selected by multiple appointing authorities, Commissioners come from all parts of the state and across the political spectrum. Commissioners bring multiple perspectives to decision-making: as women with family responsibilities, as workers often in the lowest paying jobs, as employers and business owners. The Commission is a deliberative body, and decisions are adopted by majority vote. Learn more about what we do, our work and who we are
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Got questions about equal pay, legal rights, starting a new business, sexual harassment, planning for maternity leave? Our publications address topics like these and many more!
Don’t know where to go for help? Try our resource directory, from aging and elder issues to legal support to transportation – over 200 pages of Vermont-based organizations.
Did you know Vermont men with just a high school degree make about the same as Vermont women with a Bachelor’s degree? Learn more facts in our 2009 status report (PDF file, 735 KB)
Starting or expanding your Vermont business? Ask us for our business resource listing.
What do Vermont teen girls say about what they want to do after high school? Our 5th annual statewide on-line survey of girls in grades 6th through 12th launched New Year's Eve and runs through Valentine's Day: 2010 What Girls Say Survey Link
The Vermont Historical Society now provides a permanent home for the Vermont Women's History Project Started by the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW) in 2004, the site is a database of individual Vermont women searchable by geographical area, time period, and area of influence.
It’s a tough economy. Vermont workplaces need lower health care costs, lower turnover rates, lower absenteeism rates, and higher employee productivity and morale. How to get them? Lactation support! We partnered with the Vermont's Breastfeeding Network and the Department of Health to offer free help to all Vermont businesses welcoming back their new working moms. You can find out more about the needs and rights of moms returning to work here: Vermont Workplaces Support Nursing Moms
How do you like our new website? Let us know
Coming Soon
We are in the process of updating the seminal Legal Rights of Women in Vermont book
Stay tuned for a link to the free and fabulous Women's Economic Opportunity Conference in May
More information soon on the statewide interactive Vermont Girls Caucus meetings
