Dear C200 Community,
It has been an incredible 2024. I’m so grateful for the community that surrounds this organization and our mission to advance women in business. Thank you to all of you who show up for C200 and for one another.
2024 has shown us a lot about the state of women in business at large, and that C200 has a unique solution to these issues. While we’ve made steady progress in the way of representation for women entrepreneurs and senior executives, we’ve learned from research released this year that those gains are stagnating at best, reversing at worst.
What’s more, the fight for gender parity in the workplace is only half the problem. Even if we do achieve it, will the workplace truly be equal if there is no support for women along the way? That lack of support (e.g., lack of professional development resources, community, childcare access, etc.) is why women feel so lonely and isolated in their careers, despite increased representation at the top. If we are solely focused on achieving 50-50 parity, we overlook the lived experiences of women in the workplace, limiting our abilities to see the issues they face and the solutions they need.
What C200 offers is more than a network or mentorship opportunities. We are not a transactional organization—we are transformational, providing an intimate community for women business leaders where they can be vulnerable and bring their authentic selves. Within every engagement opportunity at C200, there is a transformative experience that happens for everyone present. Sometimes, these are small but powerful moments that are hard to capture, but they are essential to how C200 thrives and what more women in business deserve to have. I’m thrilled that C200 welcomed over 50 new Members to our sisterhood in 2024, showing that we are still needed and sought out in the landscape.
The theme of transformation will continue in C200’s work in 2025, with goals to expand the organization through our Membership experience and Advancing Women Programs. Everything we do is about advancing women in business—whether that be in the traditional sense of helping women get that next position or facilitating conversations that shift mindsets.
The need for community never goes away, and it’s clear that C200 is needed now more than ever. To continue creating our one-of-a-kind, priceless moments for more businesswomen, we need donations from our community. We want to offer all women in business even more chances to gather, connect, and learn together. Please consider donating or spreading the word to those who can. With your help, the possibilities for connection are limitless.
Thank you for everything. I’m excited to usher in 2025 and all the wonderful things we’ll accomplish. I hope you’ll join me and the rest of us there.
Myla Skinner
CEO, C200