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'{{advert|date=April 2018}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2018}} '''The Wing''' is a women's co-working space collective and club with offices in [[Manhattan]] and [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[San Francisco]]. It was founded by [[Audrey Gelman]] and [[Lauren Kassan]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-wing-women-only-coworking-space-photo-tour-2017-11|title=The exclusive no-men-allowed club that raised $32 million from investors like WeWork just opened a brand new location — take a look inside|last=Jacobs|first=Sarah|date=March 1, 2018|work=Business Insider|accessdate=April 12, 2018}}</ref> As of October 2018, the club has about 6,000 members.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=McDowell |first1=Mahgen |title=Does SF need another co-working space? The women-first Wing founders are betting yes. |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/Does-SF-need-another-co-working-space-The-13291635.php |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 9, 2018}}</ref> As of December, 2018, The Wing has raised a total of $117.5 million in funding. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 19, 2018 from a Series C round of $75 million. Their investors include [[Airbnb]], [[Sequoia Capital]], and [[WeWork]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/the-wing#section-investors|title=The Wing's funding on Crunchbase|last=|first=|date=Dec, 19, 2018|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> == History == The initial idea for The Wing stemmed from [[Audrey Gelman]]'s personal desire for a space to change and relax between business meetings as she lived in Brooklyn, but worked in [[SoHo, Manhattan|SoHo]] and Washington, D.C. The first title for this not-yet-created space was Refresh. When Gelman and Lauren Kassan began working together, they decided "The Wing" was a more fitting name, since it would represent a "wing" of the users' home away from their actual home. When developing this idea, the two decided to focus on creating a space where women can feel safe and supported.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/style/the-wing-womens-social-club-magazine.html|title=The Wing, a Chic Women's Club, Is Going Wide|last=Rosman|first=Katherine|date=2017-11-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-04-17|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-wing-is-opening-its-exclusive-doors-to-dcs-witches-but-will-they-accept-the-invitation/2018/04/09/c8950102-3aac-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html|title=Is ‘The Wing’ too hopelessly Manhattan for the working women of Washington?|last=McCarthy|first=Ellen|date=2018-04-10|work=Washington Post|access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref> In October of 2016, Gelman and Kassan began The Wing's foundation in New York City's [[Flatiron District]], on the [[Ladies' Mile Historic District]]. They subsequently opened another branch in a loft in SoHo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/a13114448/the-wing-soho-location/|title=The Wing's Chic New SoHo Space Will Make You Want to Join ASAP|last=Epstein|first=Rachel|date=2017-10-30|website=Marie Claire|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref> On March 1, 2018, the New York City Commission on Human Rights started a "commission-initiated" investigation<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/the-wing-discrimination-investigation-human-rights-commission.html|title=Women-Only Social Club Is Under Investigation by the NYC Human Rights Commission|last=Arnold|first=Amanda|date=2018-03-27|work=The Cut|access-date=2018-04-17|language=en}}</ref> into how The Wing membership system operates. It had previously been reported that male guests were not allowed. However, the company’s official policy states that it welcomes guests regardless of their [[gender identity]]. The Wing’s membership also includes people that identify as [[Genderqueer|non-binary]], [[transgender]], and [[Gender variance|gender nonconforming]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The Wing opened a new space in April 2018 in [[Brooklyn]] in [[DUMBO]] neighborhood, and spaces in Washington D.C. and San Francisco in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/12/04/female-co-working-club-the-wing-new-york-soho-loft/|title=Female co-working club The Wing opens in New York loft|last=Gibson|first=Eleanor|date=4 December 2017|website=Dezeen|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="Ford" /> The Washington, D.C., facility includes a booth dedicated to [[Anita Hill]]. The San Francisco space includes a conference room dedicated to [[Christine Blasey Ford]].<ref name="Ford">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/410616-womens-workspace-dedicates-new-conference-room-to-christine |title=Women's co-working network gives nod to Christine Blasey Ford at new space |publisher=TheHill |date=2018-10-09 |accessdate=2018-10-15}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.the-wing.com/ Official website] [[Category:Workplace]] [[Category:Business organizations based in the United States]] [[Category:Organizations based in New York City]] [[Category:Companies established in 2016]]'