Don’t Call it Professional women turn to female-focused groups to build relationships
Members of Women’s Power Networking gather for breakfast and conversation at Vibe Cary Coworking, which recently opened in Cary Towne Center.
WRITTEN BY AMBER KEISTER PHOTOGRAPHED BY JONATHAN FREDIN
Groups for women WOMEN HATE NETWORKING. Yes, everyone hates networking, but many professional women are turning their backs on the stilted speed-dating handshakes, smiles and business card exchanges. These women want relationships with other professional women. “I gave up going to any sort of mixed-gender networking things years ago,” said Gretta Nance, with Davis & Pyle Plastic Surgery and Skin Raleigh. “I have more in common with the struggles that other women in business face. How do you juggle it all? What are your working hours, and how does that fit into child care? That never seems to be a topic that men talk about.”
38 MAY 2019
• GoalFriends, goalfriends.com • Women’s Power Networking, womenspowernetworking.com • Business and Professional Women of the Triangle, bpwraleigh.org More groups can be found on meetup.com.