"The rise of women-only coworking spaces"

2018-04-23T23:25:48+00:00

"It's taken a bit of time to coach people, to teach people that it's okay to have a space like this for yourself."

Unless you have a penis then you're not allowed to have spaces for yourself.

thrway_1000 · 2018-04-23T22:49:16+00:00

When men do it it's discrimination, when women do it it's "empowerment". This is the "equality" feminism is fighting for.

a-man-from-earth · 2018-04-23T22:57:49+00:00

So, apartheid is the solution now?

PM_me_ur_swimsuit · 2018-04-23T23:12:08+00:00

As a capitalist I think this is a great little scam they've got going. They're taking real advantage of things and turning a nice little profit. I honestly can't be mad because it's a sweet little hustle.

AmbitiousPlankton · 2018-04-23T22:53:00+00:00

As the #MeToo and Time's Up movements shine a light on some of the hazards of working while female, coworking hubs for women and people who identify as non-binary are popping up around the country.

You don't know what a hazard is and you don't want to know. Spoiled fucks.

PeonSupreme · 2018-04-24T00:12:17+00:00

I think possibly the only way left to have a male-only space and get away with it would be to call it a monastery. That is looking like a damned attractive option to me these days.

cld8 · 2018-04-24T04:06:21+00:00

I see nothing wrong with segregated workspaces for either gender.

With that said, if they are allowed for one gender, they should be allowed for both.

DepressiveVortex · 2018-04-24T01:04:46+00:00

It's been done before and it didn't go well.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1168182/Catfights-handbags-tears-toilets-When-producer-launched-women-TV-company-thought-shed-kissed-goodbye-conflict-.html

EricAllonde · 2018-04-24T04:59:55+00:00

This is what happens if you try to have a men-only coworking space:

http://www.news.com.au/finance/small-business/no-toxic-women-coworking-bros-want-to-create-safe-space-for-men/news-story/020483db62a426ef70714ae29dc1775f

https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/nomadic-thinkers-cops-heat-mens-co-working-space-idea-solve-problems/

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/09/bondi-hipsters-take-aim-at-australias-first-male-only-co-working-space

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/bondi-hipsters-lay-into-nomadic-thinkers-maleonly-startup-in-new-brotopia-skit-20161109-gsl4y8.html

Looking to launch an offensive 'male-only' work space? Well, you better expect to be the butt of some stinging mockery.

https://envato.com/blog/this-all-male-co-working-space-makes-me-ashamed-to-be-a-man-in-tech/

http://www.prowess.org.uk/new-yorks-female-coworking-spaces-thrive-london

Could there be male-only coworking spaces in the pipeline?

With the launch of female-only coworking spaces in New York, could there feasibly be male-only coworking spaces too? Probably not, judging by the reaction to a launch, and subsequent closure, of a male-only space in Australia.

The Brisbane-based operation, Nomadic Thinkers, was promoted to the media as “a space to help men be men”. Nomadic Thinkers were widely criticised, receiving a great deal of criticism and even this hilarious satirical video.

The fact is, men aren’t as likely to suffer harassment in the workplace, and male-only spaces do seem to be an ill-thought out idea that pays no attention to the past, and continuing, struggle of women for workplace equality.

PIG_CUNT · 2018-04-24T06:18:36+00:00

But the point of The Coven — and most women-centered coworking spaces — isn't to exclude men. It is to create a place that's specifically for women. And many men get that, Steinman says.

is no different than

But the point of The Coven — and most white-centered coworking spaces — isn't to exclude blacks. It is to create a place that's specifically for whites. And many blacks get that, Steinman says.

2018-04-25T15:25:10+00:00

Vent: I once attended a job interview at what is perhaps the best-known "co-working space" in my town. It was the most horrible work environment I've ever seen. It looked more like a high school cafeteria than a place to get anything done.

Yeah, there's a bar in the foyer. Seriously, do they think I would come in there every day to get soused? Would I want to use the office as a watering hole?

These people drank the Kool-Aid on the whole "open plan office" concept to the point that even the second floor has holes in it down to the first floor, as if people on different floors want to hear each other while they are working.

I get anxiety even thinking about visiting a place like this for an after-work event. The whole place is so over-stimulating, it makes me feel physically sick to try to imagine working there.

If some idiot wants to set up a place like this for women only because they think that the ones that already exist are only suitable for men, let them go right ahead. Why shouldn't women suffer equally with this non-sense???

I hate co-working spaces with a passion, and if I were a woman, I see no reason I would want to work in a ladies-only co-working space.

Take your co-working space and shove it!

Title	"The rise of women-only coworking spaces"
Author	Mens-Advocate
Upvotes	52
Comments	30
Date	April 23, 2018 10:16 PM UTC (8 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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