(Montpelier) – Speaker of the House, Mitzi Johnson has appointed Ashley Messier of Jericho to serve a four-year term on the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW), the state’s non-partisan commission working to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls.
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COVID-19, Women, Child Care & Education
By Kellie Campbell, Chair of the Vermont Commission on Women’s Education & Human Development Committee and Ellie Lane, Policy Analyst & Business Manager for the Vermont Commission on Women.
Foster Care in Vermont & Barre's New Clothing Closet
As families prepare for going back to school, remember the children and youth who are in foster care. While it's a hectic time for everyone, it can be particularly unsettling for children and youth who are not able to return to their birth or adoptive families. The Department for Children and Families seeks Vermonters to step forward and offer foster, kin, or occasional respite care.
Ashley Messier of Jericho Appointed to Vermont Commission on Women
Speaker of the House, Mitzi Johnson has appointed Ashley Messier of Jericho to serve a four-year term on the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW), the state’s non-partisan commission working to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls.
Sarah Mell of Winooski Appointed to Vermont Commission on Women
(Montpelier) – The Senate Committee on Committees has appointed Sarah Mell of Winooski to serve on the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW), the state’s non-partisan commission working to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls.
Sarah Mell of Winooski Appointed to Vermont Commission on Women
The Senate Committee on Committees has appointed Sarah Mell of Winooski to serve on the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW), the state’s non-partisan commission working to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls.
New Economic Recovery Grants for Vermont’s Small Minority/Women Owned Businesses
As a result of the federal CARES act, the State of Vermont has announced new Economic Recovery Grants for Vermont businesses, which includes a set-aside of $2.5 million for women-owned businesses and $2.5 million for minority-owned businesses with zero - five employees.
New Report Examines Impacts of COVID-19 on Vermont Women
(Montpelier) – The state’s independent non-partisan Vermont Commission on Women just released a new data dashboard report focusing on the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately and uniquely impacted women.
New Report Examines Impacts of COVID-19 on Vermont Women
The state’s independent non-partisan Vermont Commission on Women just released a new data dashboard report focusing on the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately and uniquely impacted women.
Report link: COVID-19 Crisis and Vermont Women
VCW Comments on New Title IX Regulations
In May 2020, the US Department of Education, headed by Secretary Betsy Devos, announced new regulations to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, governing how educational institutions, including colleges and universities, respond to allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.