Emerge Vermont marks Women’s History Month [Video]

IN DEPTH. GOOD SUNDAY MORNING. I’M JACK THURSTON, AND THIS IS NBC5 IN DEPTH. MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH. SO TODAY WE’RE SPOTLIGHTING AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO ADVANCE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN VERMONT. EMERGE VERMONT RECRUITS AND TRAINS WOMEN WHO WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE AS DEMOCRATS. BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, 59 WOMEN TRAINED BY EMERGE WERE ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOTS, AND MORE THAN 80% OF THEM WON, INCLUDING CONGRESS WOMAN BECCA BALINT. VERMONT’S FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE IN CONGRESS. THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE IS ALSO NOW 45% WOMEN, THE HIGHEST IT’S EVER BEEN. BUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EMERGE VERMONT SAYS THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO IN WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH AND BEYOND. WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP AND NORMALIZING WOMEN IN IMPORTANT ROLES THROUGHOUT ALL SORTS OF INDUSTRIES AND PARTS OF LIFE, BUT WE STILL HAVE A REALLY LONG WAY TO GO, …