WorldWIT
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WorldWIT is a professional women's online community, founded by Liz Ryan. There are over 40,000 subscribers around the globe. WorldWIT maintains chapters in 83 cities around hte world. Membership is free. WIT stands for Women, Insights, Technology. It is a virtual network that meets women at the intersection of work and personal life. WorldWIT hosts and manages a daily (M-F) moderated email discussion group for each chapter, and WorldWIT members also receive a weekly html newsletter (Thinking Aloud) and participate in live networking events, webinars, and an annual conference, Camp WorldWIT. WorldWIT has won numerous awards for women's advocacy and support for working women.
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Worldwit and all of its chapters shut down abruptly as of March 26th, 2007. The previous week, Founder Liz Ryan had her employees post a note that the worldwide communities would come to a halt in two days.
Ad revenue was weak, and this free listserv model failed after 7 years serving its loyal communities across the world.
Worldwit's Chicago women are especially saddened (Chicwit.org) and looking forward to a business person who can carry on the legacy, even if that means paying for the invaluable referral-based listservs.
