8 #Girlboss Networks to Join and Tackle Your Career in 2016
We’re all about ladies supporting ladies. Whether that means spending our money at women-led businesses or nurturing your own friendships, supporting our fellow lady is one of the best ways to smash the patriarchy while maintaining warm fuzzy feelings. And when it comes to being a #girlboss, there’s no better way to climb that ladder than joining networks of established and aspiring ladies who are ready and willing to lift you up to their level.
So if you’re an aspiring #girlboss yourself, scroll through to find a network in your area!
HATCH
This is the best kind of network. It started as an informal meetup of supportive ladies and blossomed into a NYC-wide network of straight-up #girlbosses who are running creative startups. Plus, every December the group hosts HATCHBASH, a huge party complete with a prop-filled photo booth. What’s not to love?
Women 2.0
This one’s geared toward women in tech, but really, aren’t all businesses at least part tech these days? With workshops around the world and an annual pitching summit to apply for, there are lots of opportunities to flex your #girlboss muscles. Plus they run a tech-related job board in case you need a nine-to-five to tide you over ‘til your business takes off.
6. Elevate: Here’s another network with chapters in pretty much every American city we can name off the tops of our heads, plus a few overseas ones. Scroll through the events page and you’ll find multiple awesome-sounding meetups every day. And their members are doing some seriously awesome things, like negotiating UN resolutions and doing TED Talks.
7. #Girlboss Network: Based in Birmingham, this one boasts huge quarterly networking events and an even bigger annual conference with a seriously impressive speaker list. Plus, there’s the #girlboss name — not affiliated with Sophia Amoruso, but a testament to the power of the movement.
