Vermont Woman - The Business Peer Exchange Changes the Story

by Susan Z. Ritz “For almost three year, some of Vermont’s most progressive, socially responsible employers have been putting their heads together to root out gender bias and make our state of the best places for women (and men) to work. As members of Change the Story’s Business Peer Exchange, …

Join us for An Evening with Jodi Kantor on Feb. 6th!

Tickets are going fast! Buy them here! $20 general admission | $10 students All proceeds go to the Vermont Women’s Fund to support women and girls in Vermont. Jodi Kantor is one of the New York Times investigative journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story last October, sparking a national …

JOIN US for Coffee and Confidence 2017

As part of the Vermont Tech Jam, Change The Story VT is hosting a special (free) event for women and nonbinary individuals of all ages on Friday, October 20, 2017 from 10-11:30am at Champlain Valley Expo. Participants will get tools and takeaways to help them pursue the tech field, interview …

A Call To Action

These remarks were given by Tiffany Bluemle, Director, Change The Story at The Vermont Women’s Fund Annual Benefit on October 4, 2017.   “Two and a half years ago, in honor of its 20 anniversary, the Women’s Fund threw caution to the wind, linked arms with Vermont Works for Women …

Being A Girl Is…

Change The Story partnered Boys and Girls Club of Burlington and CCTV Center for Media and Democracy to create this short 4 minute film. We wanted to hear directly from the girls and young women at the Club about what it’s like to be them, what their aspirations are, and …

WEOC Stories

Change The Story partnered with Senator Leahy to organize the 2017 WEOC event on September 16 2017. Together, we built greater awareness of our research on Vermont women and the economy, offered skill-building workshops, and ended the day with heartfelt stories told by 5 Vermonters of lived experiences of gender …

THANK YOU!

Really, you rock!   Change The Story is flying high on the response to Senator Leahy’s Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference and we are so honored to have been asked to partner with Senator Leahy to organize the event in its 21st year. Together, we built greater awareness of our research …

What will YOU do?

What will YOU do? Identify one thing you will do now to advance women’s progress. This is a question we asked you at the end of #LeahyWEOC and WOW! you responded with some GREAT ideas. In fact, they are all in this nifty Padlet. We encourage you to scroll through. If …

VT Storytellers Take the Stage at WEOC on September 16

Do you love stories? Have you ever heard one told live? Join us on the afternoon of Saturday, September 16th from 1:15-2:45pm for a one-of-a-kind “Moth-inspired” event, part of Senator Leahy’s 21st Annual Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference. It will be held at Judd Hall at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT. …