Rick Davis: Vermont’s workforce and gender equality challenges

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rick Davis, who president/co-founder of the Permanent Fund for Vermont’s Children and the president of Davis Companies.
Policymakers and Vermonters of all political persuasions are worried about the economic impacts of Vermont’s aging population and shrinking workforce. Our working-age population — the vital group that acts as our economic engine — keeps declining. Meanwhile, baby boomers will soon be aging out of the workforce.