Macon Magazine

90 | M A C O N M A G A Z I N E A P R I L / M A Y 2 0 1 7 Women In Business Carr Women's Network PO Box 6690, Macon, GA 31208 | 478.808.8281 cwnofmacon@windstream.net cwnmacon.org | *** When did CWN begin and what was the mission? CWN began in 1980 in order to be a networking group of women lifting women in the business world. We are there to help each other professionally to learn, to grow and to accomplish our goals. We have become more diverse over the years and represent a wide variety of job fields. How has it changed over the years and how many members do you now have? Career Women's Network now has 112 members. The group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 11:45 a.m. at the Marriott. The professional and business world has changed dramatically over the years since 1980. Women are becoming more accepted in the professional world of law, medicine and business. Women don't necessarily have to wear a suit to work, anymore. Many women own their own businesses, but the pay scale is still not on par with men. A lot of women are still underpaid. That has not changed enough over the years. What is the main benefit of belonging to CWN? CWN is a network of women who support women in the courtroom or in the board room. It is a group of professional women who face many of the same joys and challenges. There are not many places to gather and discuss career women issues in the way that CWN does. We gain strength from each other and sharing our experiences makes us stronger as a group and as individuals. At the same time, we don't have an "us- versus-them" attitude. Working toward common goals in a workplace environment is critical to professional success. What are the biggest challenges facing women in business today? Juggling career opportunities, the needs of our families, and trying to find time to pursue our dreams is the biggest challenge. Women are often sleep deprived because we try to do it all. Learning to prioritize is vital to reaching our goals both as working women and as partners, wives and mothers. What advice do you all have for young business women? Follow your dreams, don't settle, you deserve to be whatever you want to be. Find a wonderful mentor and join CWN. Together we can achieve what was unimaginable for women only a few decades ago. From left to right, starting on bottom and going up: April Mouton Beal, Donna Drummond, Tiffany Tate, Ann Lear, Lisa West, June O'Neal, Katrina Spooner, Ulrica Jones, Montene Carroll, Megan Allen, Christy West, Yalonda Dunschee, Tameka Gordon, Beth Byers, Parris Story, Dianna Glymph, Glenda Davis.

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