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Are there special considerations when working with women in network marketing? Do men understand that needs and motives of women in network marketing? Is network marketing for women? Do women and men really communicate that differently? On the web site for Direct Selling Women Alliance it says that there are 14 million people in direct selling in the United States and over 55 million worldwide doing an estimated 97 billion dollars in sales. 79.9% of all direct sellers are women. If your a man in direct selling, it might help you do find some answers to these question. Working with women in my organization, I have found that they are more communicative and open to share their goals and motives. On several occasions I have been told that they hope that network marketing is a way they can show what they are capable of. I feel like this business is a chance for me to show some of my untapped potential, so I guess I identify. DSWA says that women see direct sales as a unique and empowering profession. I think that if you are in tune with and open to women's ideas, thought, and needs, you are going to be better equipped to be successful in building your organization. I read an article more than 10 years ago about women in politics. In this article, it said that women in Washington were usually making more progress in furthering their goals and agendas then male politicians. It made reference to these women politicians being less dogmatic and more flexible: saying that they were more open to the process of give and take when trying to advance their agendas. It made reference to their ability to reach out to their opponents asking for a more collaborative solution. You want this, I am trying to accomplish this, so what can we do to help both of us get what we want. Or, what areas do we agree on to so we can get something done. Not having firsthand experience serving in Washington, I will have to take the article at face value, but I do know that the lesson has always stood out to me. For this reason, I have always described myself as a collaborative thinker. Once I explain to people that I don't expect them to be good at everything, but instead be willing to work as part of the team, explaining how we can draw on their strengths, and build upon their weaknesses. I can't see how this could be anything but good. Although, I have had some people interpret this as a weakness or think that I don't really understand something because I am asking questions about it. But sooner or later, I usually have an opportunity to share my collaborative process and then people are more open to my questions and thoroughness. And almost always the results speak for themselves. I would love to hear from women in Network Marketing and MLM about their individual experiences and challenges building their businesses.
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