Audrey Gelman, the Wing’s Co-Founder, Resigns

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“Black lives didn’t matter when majority of the black staff would cry in the break room from the mistreatment from our superiors.'

Audrey Gelman, the founder of the Wing, a women-only co-working space, at the Washington, D.C., location in 2018.June 11, 2020

“The decision is the right thing for the business and the best way to bring The Wing along into a long overdue era of change,” Ms. Gelman wrote to colleagues. She maintains an ownership stake of more than 10 percent in the company and will remain on the board. With her business partner Ms. Kassan, Ms. Gelman founded the Wing in 2016 with the idea that women in gig-economy New York needed a place to take meetings, network and refresh their makeup.Donald J. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton

Despite the outward attention to promoting diversity among its membership, the majority of Wing members were white and had the means to pay the dues. When the coronavirus hit, the Wing had to close its locations and laid off more than 300 people. The company announced a Wing Employee Relief Fund. Between April 15 and June 7, employees could apply for one-time assistance grants of $500 each.

 

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