Save the date! Come learn about wages needed for economic security in Windham County, occupational segregation, the gender wage gap and its effects over a lifetime of earnings and hear a personal story from a local woman in manufacturing.
Andi Waisman, Brattleboro Project Director for Vermont Works For Women (VWW) will be offering an “Intro to the Trades workshop” to inform attendees about non-traditional careers that earn a livable wage including an upcoming Brattleboro-based training in skilled manufacturing. The presentation will begin at 5 PM on Wednesday, December 10, in the library’s meeting room.
Vermont Works for Women was founded in 1987 as Northern New England Tradeswomen (NNETW) to help women enter, advance, and remain in the skilled trades. Today, through an array of innovative training and education programs,
VWW assists women and girls in thinking about their lives in the broadest terms and helps them develop skills and capacities that are critical to long-term economic independence.
More information on VWW at http://www.vtworksforwomen.org. Contact Andi Waisman, awaisman@vtworksforwomen.org, http://www.vtworksforwomen.org/Location Library Meeting Room 2nd Floor. Free and open to the public. Wednesday 10 December 2014, 5 pm – 6:30 pm.
