CHAPTER 7

THE STILETTO NETWORK REVOLUTION

Women’s networks are becoming prestigious because they enable gals to do what guys have done since time immemorial: capitalize on connections. Without warning, Stiletto Networks are “coming out of the closet” as members execute high-profile, high-stakes transactions together.

But many women insist their networks are the result of evolution, not revolution. These groups formed over time as more women climbed corporate ladders and sought like-minded friends. Now, forty years later, there are finally enough accomplished ladies in the workforce to impact each other’s careers and to grease the wheels for talented up-and-comers. It’s a natural progression, not a movement, they say. Women are simply coming of ...

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