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Now women want workspaces that are segregated from men
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:24 am
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:24 am
God forbid that women have to work in the same workspace with men.
What about the closet lesbians in the workspace for women?
Is it okay for them to sexually harass the other women in the women only workspace?
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What about the closet lesbians in the workspace for women?
Is it okay for them to sexually harass the other women in the women only workspace?
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Workspaces centered on women on the rise in #MeToo movement
By MICHELLE R. SMITH | Tue, January 29, 2019 09:29 EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Entering the year-old workspace ModernWell feels like coming into a comfortable spa. Clean lines give way to cozy touches like footstools covered with faux fur and a roaring fire surrounded by comfortable armchairs. Women type away on laptops at tables scattered throughout.
There is not a man in sight.
ModernWell is one of a growing number of women-only and women-focused workspaces around the country. While many predate the #MeToo movement, their growth has been interlinked with it as it put combating workplace harassment on the national agenda. They're also tapping into a desire among many women to build a community and supportive environment at work that's different from a stereotypical corporate workplace culture.
The spaces provide more than just desks and a coffee machine. They offer programs like high-profile speakers or yoga classes, and a chance to build a social and business network with like-minded women. It's like WeWork, minus the beer on tap and tech bro atmosphere.
"I think women, especially, are craving safe spaces where they can go and be inspired and do really important work without interruption, and without being reminded of all that, too. There's literally no risk that somebody's going to sexually harass me here," said Renee Powers, a ModernWell member who founded her business, Feminist Book Club , in the space.
The biggest player is The Wing , which opened in 2016 in New York and has been expanding rapidly across the country. Its San Francisco location opened in October with a nod to the #MeToo movement, naming a conference room after Christine Blasey Ford, who testified before Congress that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in high school. Kavanaugh denied the allegation and was confirmed to the court. Membership to use one location costs $2,350 annually, and the company now has more than 6,000 members, spokeswoman Zara Rahim said.
Most of the spaces allow men, but some do not. The Wing was sued by a Washington, D.C. man who alleged discrimination. Its board soon after approved a membership policy providing that an applicant's gender identity would not be considered, a development first reported by Insider. Rahim said the policy was being developed before the lawsuit and was unrelated to it. The Wing is also under investigation by the New York City Commission on Human Rights for gender-based discrimination. The Wing said it is working with the commission.
Another fast-growing space is The Riveter , with five locations in Seattle and Los Angeles and plans to open in Austin, Texas, in March. On Tuesday, it announced plans to open five more locations in cities including Minneapolis and Atlanta.
About 20 percent of its members are building venture-scale startups, but the majority are small businesses with just a few employees, or people who work on their own such as lawyers or real estate agents, founder and CEO Amy Nelson said. It ranges from $99 to hundreds of dollars monthly.
About one-quarter of The Riveter's 2,000 members are men, Nelson said, but the difference is that "out of the gate we're putting women first."
"I think that we're seeing a societal shift that isn't going to go away," she said. "Women's voices are being heard."
The space has brought in high-profile speakers such as Sheryl Sandberg and offers activities such as office hours with a venture capital firm and seminars on digital mindfulness or wellness. That kind of programming sets the spaces apart from more general ones, said Steve King of Emergent Research, who studies the future of work and the rise of the independent workforce.
ModernWell founder Julie Burton, an author and wellness instructor, teaches yoga at her space, which also offers events such as a class on women's memoir writing. Burton said her space grew out of a writing group she co-founded in 2015, which coincidentally was women-only. After the 2016 presidential election, she said many women she knew were upset and she felt galvanized to build a business to help women support each other and empower themselves.
"Whether you are out marching or not marching, I felt we had work to do, and I wanted to be part of the work," she said.
The space has given women from different industries and professional backgrounds a chance to connect, she said.
Those connections help women support each other, battling feelings such as "impostor syndrome," where women question whether they have the qualifications to start a company or embark on a particular venture, Burton said.
That community feeling is what draws some women to the spaces, said Jamie Russo, executive director of the Global Workspace Association.
Co-working spaces in general are on the rise, and as the sector grows, different niches have developed to serve different groups, such as attorneys or people working in real estate, technology, big data or artificial intelligence. For the operators, niche spaces tend to be more profitable than more general workspaces, Russo said.
An analysis by King's firm estimated more than 14,000 coworking spaces and 1.7 million members globally in 2017 and forecast around 30,000 spaces and 5.1 million members by 2022. There's little data about women-centric spaces, and while the segment is growing, it is expected to remain a relatively small niche in the industry, King said.
Some spaces offer child care, but until now it's been rare, likely due to complicated state and local laws around child care, King said. That may be changing. The Wing will offer child care starting this week in one of its New York City locations and soon in Los Angeles.
Jasna Burza, a life and business coach, has a home office but prefers to do her work at ModernWell, where there is a community of women to greet her. She compares coming to the space to the old TV show 'Cheers,' where everyone knows her name.
"It can be really isolating to be on my own," Burza said. "I come here, and it's my happy place."
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Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:25 am to DawgfaninCa
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Now women want workspaces that are segregated from men
It was called Huffington Post and they are going under.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:26 am to DawgfaninCa
Just bust up in there, say you're gender fluid and currently feeling like a lady
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:26 am to DawgfaninCa
quote:
There's literally no risk that somebody's going to sexually harass me here," said Renee Powers, a ModernWell member who founded her business, Feminist Book Club , in the space.
Soooooo lesbians don’t exist? Or is it some unwritten law that lesbians are forbidden from sexual assault?
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:28 am to DawgfaninCa
Imagine the outcry if men wanted that and suggested it first.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:30 am to DawgfaninCa
Putting all the ugly and socially inept women into some warehouse by themselves
Progressive feminism in 2019
Progressive feminism in 2019
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:30 am to DawgfaninCa
When I was married we had a room like that every place we lived. We called it the "kitchen".
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:32 am to DawgfaninCa
How about no workspaces?
I honestly feel bad for all the hard working normal women that are just working everyday like everyone else doing their job and Rising through the ranks. Because these psychotic Progressive feminists make them look horrible. And it makes me wish that women weren't in the workplace at all. Even though I know that's a bad thought I'd rather have no women than deal with all the repercussions from these psychos.
I honestly feel bad for all the hard working normal women that are just working everyday like everyone else doing their job and Rising through the ranks. Because these psychotic Progressive feminists make them look horrible. And it makes me wish that women weren't in the workplace at all. Even though I know that's a bad thought I'd rather have no women than deal with all the repercussions from these psychos.
This post was edited on 1/29/19 at 10:34 am
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:33 am to DawgfaninCa
If my company ever did this, we’d br headed to court
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:34 am to DawgfaninCa
Meh, it's not a company segregating it's employees by sex.
It seems like they are providing office space for entrepreneurs. It's dumb, but hey if the company can make a buck go for it.
It seems like they are providing office space for entrepreneurs. It's dumb, but hey if the company can make a buck go for it.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:35 am to DawgfaninCa
This is so strange.
Everyone wants equal something, except for when they don't.
Everyone wants equal something, except for when they don't.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:37 am to DawgfaninCa
Hire nothing but women, immediately save 22% on payroll costs amirite?
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:37 am to DawgfaninCa
quote:
"I think women, especially, are craving safe spaces where they can go and be inspired and do really important work without interruption, and without being reminded of all that, too. There's literally no risk that somebody's going to sexually harass me here," said Renee Powers, a ModernWell member who founded her business, Feminist Book Club , in the space.
This lady serious? She's talking about enjoying being able to go do really important work and she runs a business called Feminist Book Club?
FWIW, I'm cool with them setting up spaces like this. Not a bad business idea.
This post was edited on 1/29/19 at 10:39 am
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:39 am to DawgfaninCa
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Now women want workspaces that are segregated from men
Without even reading the article I support this.
99% of all drama in the work places I've been in center around women, and of that 99%, 100% of those cases involve their visceral hatred of other females.
As man I as we step back and let this thing happen, It's a great idea and even better that we didn't have to bring it up.
/sarcasm
Seriously, not all women cause drama, I work with some pretty cool innovative women but even they can agree that most of the drama is caused by women. (and idiot men trying to sleep with them lol)
This post was edited on 1/29/19 at 10:46 am
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:40 am to DawgfaninCa
quote:
ModernWell is one of a growing number of women-only and women-focused workspaces around the country
This is begging for a Title VII lawsuit.
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The Wing was sued by a Washington, D.C. man who alleged discrimination
Wing is also under investigation by the New York City Commission on Human Rights for gender-based discrimination
Would be curious to see how they get past the BFOQs.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:44 am to beerJeep
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Renee Powers
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Rene is a writer, entrepreneur and scholar of gender bias. She’s a feminine life coach and passionate about women owning their own. She runs Wild Cozy Truth. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where her husband, Joe and her cat asparagus.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:51 am to DawgfaninCa
Not this woman.
If I had to work with only women i'd lose my mind...and probably have to slap the always triggered, always on the rag bitches!
I've had women bosses and men bosses & prefer male bosses.
Men tell you to do your job & expect it to be done. If you need assistance or training you'll get it.
They don't hold something you did eight months ago against you and don't let susie have the project over you because she had a mood swing walking past your desk
They (men) seem to be obsessed with climbing the corporate ladder tho.
Nothing wrong with that but not everyone can be ceo.
Having worked in hospitals/clinics where 95%
of docs were men so maybe I just got used to working with men...dunno
If I had to work with only women i'd lose my mind...and probably have to slap the always triggered, always on the rag bitches!
I've had women bosses and men bosses & prefer male bosses.
Men tell you to do your job & expect it to be done. If you need assistance or training you'll get it.
They don't hold something you did eight months ago against you and don't let susie have the project over you because she had a mood swing walking past your desk
They (men) seem to be obsessed with climbing the corporate ladder tho.
Nothing wrong with that but not everyone can be ceo.
Having worked in hospitals/clinics where 95%
of docs were men so maybe I just got used to working with men...dunno
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:51 am to DawgfaninCa
Serious question that may be deserving of its own topic: Is there anything the Left haven't already screwed up or aren't attempting to screw up in the future?
Seriously, name one fking thing they are right about....
Seriously, name one fking thing they are right about....
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:54 am to DawgfaninCa
Minneapolis short for "Muzzieland"
This post was edited on 1/29/19 at 10:55 am
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