For centuries, women have been barred from entering certain areas. Women have been excluded from most professions, polls, politics, and other areas.
And it has had disastrous global consequences.
Nonetheless, there are always groups of women who band together to take their place. Consider Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who founded the American Equal Rights Association, a group dedicated to achieving suffrage for all, regardless of gender or race.
In the 1800s, women began to form professional organisations after being systematically excluded from any existing professional organisations of the time.
Women's organisations have always existed to support one another and to create opportunities for women who would otherwise be denied.
Empowered Women Empower Other Women
Look around you, and it's clear that when women band together, significant change occurs.
While we may not all be able to effect as much change as the women suffragists who banded together, we can do a lot when we support one another.
Co-working spaces are an excellent way for women to support one another. Co-working spaces bring people from various industries together, allowing networks to grow and minds to be opened to new ideas. A woman can meet someone from outside her industry in a co-working space. She might not have met that person otherwise. And when industries collaborate, it is possible to find novel solutions.
Women who work in co-working spaces help everyone advance. A person's personality is shaped by the people who spend time with them Being in an upbeat, motivating environment where every woman wants to succeed rubs off on everyone. Accountability and growth are easier to achieve when you're part of a supportive network of women.
All Females Are Included
It is a fact that women have had to navigate the business world using rules that were not intended for us. We've been taught to get ahead by putting others down, to keep our family's needs hidden, to appear tough, and to disregard our intuition.
Not only that, but some women perceive themselves as outsiders in their industry. They might even be the team's lone female.
Women who work in co-working spaces collaborate with other like-minded women and do not have to feel like outsiders. Everyone feels safe and included when there are others who understand similar needs and challenges.
Ideas can flourish, thrive, develop, and bloom when people feel safe. There is no need for competition among women in coworking spaces.
Because co-working spaces bring people from various industries together, competition is reduced. Collaboration and learning new ways of doing things are highly valued in co-working spaces. While women in the space come from a variety of industries, they all place a high value on things like innovation, productivity, and growth. There's no reason to compete.
Working from Home Is Isolating
The digital era has created more business and career opportunities for women than any other period in history. New jobs are constantly being created that we could not have imagined even a few years ago. This is fantastic for women who require flexible schedules.
However, sitting alone at home on a computer day after day can become lonely. Ideas and creativity can become suffocated. Motivation can ebb and flow.
Women with flexible hours can go to a co-working space to do the same work, but with motivation and inspiration. Outside of the home office, productivity is increased.
Not to mention the luxuries. Coffee that you don't have to brew yourself, comfortable seating, printers that you don't have to manage, meeting rooms for collaboration, and other amenities are common in co-working spaces.
This is the best time in history for women to turn their passions and talents into successful careers. And co-working spaces are an important tool in advancing women's careers.
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