Amid a national conversation about issues such as gender-based pay gaps and sexual harassment and a shortage of female leadership, co-working spaces designed for womenare finding a role.
Workspaces such as Riveter in Seattle, the Hivery in Marin County, California and The Wing in New York are all banking on seeing a demand for this. Features of these include, along with traditional co-working amenities, things like mothers rooms, networking and workshopping events that target women, and female mentors, according to Bloomberg.
This trend may well keep growing as the co-working sector booms. A quarter of the new leases for offices signed were for flexible or co-working or workspaces over the past two years. Since 2010, flexible office space has grown 23% annually, reports JLL, and are considered one of the driving factors of growth in the US office market. It is projected that by 2030, 30% of all office space will be flexible or shared amenity areas, reports Reuters.
The trend of “Sheworking” could drive growth in another industry- fitness. Companies such as Riveter are leasing space near yoga and cycling studios in order to let workers fit in a quick workout before picking up the kids, for example.