Picture a hip, energetic coworking space. Now erase the beer kegs and Ping-Pong table, and conjure, instead, pale pink walls, cozy reading nooks, oversize bathrooms with stocked showers, and a library full of books by lady writers. Welcome to the world of women-only and women-centric workspaces.
“Members say they’re so much more productive, and they feel like there’s less pressure in an environment without men,” says Audrey Gelman, cofounder of The Wing. The first location, a 3,500-square-foot space in New York’s Flatiron District, opened last October, attracting members ranging from fashion designer Jenna Lyons to actress and model Hari Nef. The waiting list for membership is hovering around 8,000, and The Wing is planning three new locations, for SoHo, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. (When the D.C. location was announced, it…