Womens Social Networks
they share such valuable information as cleaning tips, remedies for related physical ailments, tactics for negotiating better pay and gratuities, and advice on how to leave undesirable jobs. Networking has also been useful for members of the A Team, a social network of 12 to 14 women who are senior health care professionals in the Boston area. The A Team began in 1977 through a series of casual lunches attended by young women who were beginning careers in a health care field dominated by middle-aged men.
By 1984, many members of the A Team had advanced to middle-management or more senior positions in local hospitals or state government. But the group realized that women still did not hold any chief executive officer (CEO) positions in hospitals in