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        <title><![CDATA[The Wing CEO Audrey Gelman resigns amid employee ‘digital walkout’]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Wing co-founder <strong>Audrey Gelman</strong> resigned as CEO Thursday amid outrage from employees over how the women-focused co-working space treats people of color.</p><p>Gelman announced her departure amid a &#8220;digital walkout&#8221; by Wing staffers, who said her resignation was &#8220;not enough&#8221; to address the company&#8217;s problems.</p><p><span >The Wing said Gelman will be replaced by a new &#8220;Office of the CEO&#8221; comprising co-founder and chief operating officer Lauren Kassan along with senior vice presidents Celestine Maddy and Ashley Peterson.</span></p><p>The company did not explain the reasons for Gelman&#8217;s resignation other than to say the shakeup will &#8220;allow us to create a sustainable business, and achieve the bold vision of advancing all women through community.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;The past three months have brought change to our society, our culture, our business and our team in ways no one could have imagined,&#8221; The Wing said in a statement. &#8220;The Wing remains a vital resource for thousands of women navigating their path to success. But the moment calls for a rethinking of how we meet their needs moving forward and for new leadership that can guide The Wing into the future.&#8221;</p><p>Gelman did not immediately respond to messages from The Post seeking comment Thursday.</p><p>Gelman and Kassan started The Wing in 2016 as a &#8220;utopia&#8221; for professional women. But a <strong>New York Times Magazine report</strong> in March&nbsp;documented how employees faced racism from the club&#8217;s well-heeled members and worked long days under pressure to keep the spaces spotless.</p><p>The company also laid off almost all of its hourly employees and half the corporate staff in April after 95 percent of its revenue dried up amid the coronavirus pandemic, <strong>according to Vice News</strong>.</p><p>After The Wing announced Gelman&#8217;s resignation, several employees posted identical statements to Twitter demanding the company do more to improve. They said they were taking action &#8220;in solidarity with the people without whom The Wing would not exist — particularly our Black and brown coworkers.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Simply put, The Wing doesn&#8217;t practice the intersectional feminism that it preaches to the rest of the world,&#8221; the statement reads.</p><p><em>Additional reporting by Thornton McEnery</em></p>]]></content:encoded>
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