"Women-Only Coworking Space The Hive Is a Great Idea"

Article here. Excerpt:

'Opening this fall in Old City, The Hive is a coworking space that follows in the footsteps of Indie Hall and Seed Philly (among others — plenty of us are getting sick of the crumby couch). This time around, however, it’s girls-only: billing itself as a “chic coworking space for the self-made female entrepreneur to learn, network and thrive,” this gorgeous 900-square-foot office is strictly for “queen bees.”

Now ideally, if I could curate my coworkers, I’d assemble a dream team of dogs who were down to order Thai every day. Barring that, a group of smart, motivated, getting-it-done women sounds like a pretty good deal. Sure, it’s a little pricey compared to the competition (up to $300 a month, depending on the membership level), but exposed brick and natural lighting don’t come cheap in Old City.
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Every time I ride the El, I accept that the person who sits next to me may very well be smelly, chatty, or threatening. Two of these, I can work with — but all three is a deal-breaker. As we've learned in recent weeks, women aren't necessarily immune to violence, and they can definitely not know when to shut up — but there’s a good chance they smell better than their male counterparts. Sold.'

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... making sure horrible sexist bigots like the author stay the hell out of anywhere I'm working. That they're getting screwed by one of their "sisters" to the tune of $300/mo. to rent a desk and chair in an office is icing on the cake. Wonder if wi-fi and/or ethernet (much less POTS or VOIP service) is included in the outrageous price?

My mind is changing re woman-only spaces, provided the principle remains limited in practice. Women who are so bigoted that they'll pay extra to stay out of the company of men aren't the sort of women I want anywhere near me anyway.

But gee, wonder what'd happen if a man tried to open a MEN-ONLY office space like this?

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