Q:	How did Women in Management get started?
A:	In 1979, as women in corporations were struggling with parity issues, the need for an "old-girls' network" became ever more evident, even to a few brave men. A group of women executives in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (in the US Northeast), with the strong backing of the Chairman of Pitney Bowes, formed one of the first groups in the country dedicated to networking and professional advancement for women.
Q:	Is membership limited to women employed in corporations?
A:	Over time, especially in the late 1980s, the membership has changed to reflect the changes in the general business climate in the United States as more women elected to leave corporations for other career choices. Currently, members represent corporate executives, small business owner/managers and women practicing Law, Finance, Medicine and other consultative disciplines.
Q:	Is membership still limited to the three original states?
A:	Active membership is concentrated in these areas, but as members have moved away they tend to stay involved. A solid well-established network knows no boundaries.
Q:	So WIM focuses principally on local matters?
	WIM is concerned with broader issues affecting women in any community: access to education regardless of economic circumstance, access to capital regardless of marital status, access to opportunity of all kinds, and the assurance of the support of other women.