Organizations for women executives and owners, by what they test
A tenure test, an ownership test, an open door, a board-readiness programme and an angel network: the organizations for women leaders differ by what they ask for, and that is the way to choose.
由 Peer Group Guide editors · 已审阅 6 September 2026
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The organizations for women executives are not variations on one theme. One tests tenure and title, one tests ownership and revenue, several are open professional associations, one is a board-readiness programme, and one is an angel network with a thesis. This guide is arranged by the test, because the test tells a reader immediately whether she is the intended member. Where an organization admits all genders the record says so.
Senior women executives with at least fifteen years of leadership experience, from C-suite officers to founders and independent operators.
性别
A network for women leaders
最低任职年限
15+ years of leadership experience
Dues
Chief does not publish pricing on its public pages; more than 60 per cent of memberships are employer-sponsored.
Fifteen or more years of leadership experience, through routes for C-suite officers, senior leaders and builders with US$2 million in revenue or venture funding; six guided Core sessions or four coaching sessions a year plus events and clubhouses. A venture-funded company that has changed shape several times since 2019; price not published, and more than half of memberships are employer-sponsored.
Women who own and run privately held companies above WPO's revenue thresholds.
性别
Women business owners
公司最低营收
US$2,000,000 in gross annual sales for a product-based business
Dues
$500–5,900 a year
Ownership plus revenue (US$2 million in gross sales, US$1 million for service businesses) and monthly facilitated chapters of non-competing owners, tiered by company size. The peer-advisory choice for women who own the company. Dues not published.
Women who own an equity interest in a business in the United States, at any size, stage and industry
性别
"Any individual who identifies as a woman who owns an equity interest in her business" qualifies as a woman business owner for the Premier, Basic, NextGen and Virtual levels
最低持股比例
Ownership as "sole proprietor, partner, LLC member, independent contractor or 5%+ corporate shareholder"
Dues
$250–795 a year
The professional association for women business owners, with published dues from US$250 to US$795, chapters across the United States, and non-voting supporting membership for men. Open rather than selective; the point is advocacy, chapters and community.
Experienced, high-achieving women and non-binary executives, board directors, investors and founders pursuing board seats, portfolio careers or a career transition
性别
"Individual Athena membership is only for women and non-binary people. Our enterprise offerings are for cohorts of both women and men."
职务或职称
No single job title is required; Athena states it assesses "the substance of your experience - scope of leadership, influence, and accomplishments" rather than matching a fixed list of titles
Dues
$6,000 a year
Board readiness and executive development for women and non-binary leaders at a published US$6,000 a year, with enterprise cohorts that include men. The choice when the goal is a board seat rather than a peer group.
Accredited investors who want to invest in early-stage companies founded or led by women
合格投资者资质
SEC accredited investor status is the only requirement to request a membership agreement; members must confirm their accredited status annually
其他标准
Members are expected to participate actively in the investor community and educational programming and to comply with the Golden Seeds code of conduct
Dues
Golden Seeds confirms that both an initiation fee and annual dues exist but publishes neither amount.
An angel network investing solely in women-founded and women-led companies; accreditation is the only formal test and the mission is the practical one. For an investor rather than an operator.
Professional women at all career stages, from early career through senior executive, plus corporate partners buying membership for their employees
性别
Ellevate describes itself as "the largest community of women at work" and states its mission as "creating a world where everyone belongs by helping women who challenge the status quo thrive at work"
其他标准
No revenue, title, seniority or age threshold is published; membership is bought online rather than applied for
Dues
$40–150 a month
A professional network with published monthly tiers (reported from its own 2023 pages at US$40 and US$150, with a free guest tier) and chapters, now on a platform that renders little to the public. Open membership; the record notes what could and could not be verified.
Women who are founders or majority owners of substantial companies, or C-suite executives with profit-and-loss responsibility
性别
Women
公司最低营收
Entrepreneur route: at least US$20 million in annual revenues
Dues
No dues or joining fee is published on the C200 site.
Invitation-only for women who run large enterprises: entrepreneurs with US$20 million in revenue and control, public-company C-suite officers at companies above US$250 million, private-company chief executives above US$75 million, with attestation. The most selective organization on the list and the one that cannot be applied to.
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