2026 REACH Women's Conference

was an incredible success!

We are grateful to the 500 women and community leaders who joined us this week at Winston-Salem's largest professional networking event focused on women in leadership! This day was full of inspiring insights from experts, helpful resources and tools, and life-changing opportunities to network and connect with leaders in our community.

Here's a snapshot of just a few things people had to say about attending REACH Women's Conference ⬇️

✅ "That women's health panel was exactly what I needed to hear. Until just now, I'd never heard menopause framed as a positive."

✅ "I'm no longer afraid of AI."

✅ "I've never felt more seen or represented in such a public way."

We're so grateful to all of the leaders who joined us for this powerful event and for the speakers, panelists, and volunteers who made it all happen!

Special thanks to our keynote speakers Dr. Sunita Sah and Jen Aks for the insightful and powerful words you shared. We know that everyone who attended will be thinking about these lessons for a very long time!

Mission

The REACH Women's Network seeks to advance economic development and promote gender equity by elevating the collective voice and influence of women in the workplace.

As an organization, we strive to Recognize, Encourage, Advance, and Connect women.

Our members REACH over to each other,
REACH up in our careers, REACH out to the community, and REACH back to other women on the journey.

Voices from the Network:

Insightful Reflections from Events Empowering Women in the Workforce

RTO, layoffs, and restructuring: what workplace shifts reveal about leadership

As organizations continue to navigate layoffs, return to office expectations, and ongoing shifts in how work gets done, leaders across industries are being tested in new ways. In this piece, REACH Women’s Network Board of Director / Member Tiffany Tate explores what it means to lead in the future of work and what is at stake for women at work, C‑suite leaders, and HR professionals. Drawing on current workforce trends and leadership realities, Tiffany offers a practical persp

Tiffany Tate

Member Spotlight: Jalayah Jeff

This member spotlight was written by Ollie Turner, a college student at University of Colorado Boulder and intern with REACH Women's Network. This blog post was part of her project to conduct information interviews with REACH members. Jalayah Jeff is a holistic doula and owner of Ase9 Womb & Yoni Steam Spa in Winston-Salem. Her work centers around supporting women whose lives involve the “three M’s”: motherhood, menstruation, and menopause. Jalayah became interested in doul

Ollie Turner

The four panelists standing in front of a pink couch and two pink chairs

Seasons of Life, Seasons of Work: Learning to Adapt as Life and Work Evolve

As a proud member of REACH and an Inmar Intelligence employee, I had a front-row seat to something pretty special: our Pink Couch panel event, “Seasons of Life, Seasons of Work,” hosted at Inmar and open to all employees. Between in person and virtual, we had more than 250 people join, which says a lot about how much this topic resonates. This event was a partnership between REACH and WIN—Inmar’s employee resource group, Women’s Impact Network. (I’m also lucky to serve on the

Tori Kellner

2025 REACH Women's Conference Recap

REACH Reports

Career Advancement

Advancement is very important to working women in Forsyth County, but many women are frustrated by opportunities, pace, and policies.

Forsyth County v. National Surveys

Working women in Winston-Salem are more satisfied on a number of work and jobfactors than women nationally, but compensation comes up short.

Work-Life Integration

Reframing the notion of work-life balance as work-life integration is more reflective of reality for working women...

View Executive Summary

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We believe that by working together – supporting, championing, and investing in one another – women can improve our own lives and the lives of women around us.

REACH Women's Network Core Value

News & Events

Join us in Welcoming Our First Executive Director!

Photo of Megan Hoyt, Executive Director of REACH Women's Network. Megan is a White women with brown hair.

Megan Hoyt
Executive Director, REACH Women's Network

Megan, a Wake Forest University graduate with a strong foundation in Winston-Salem, has accepted the role of Executive Director of REACH Women's Network, aligning with her dedication to diversity and equity. With her background in social work, experience in nonprofit organizations, higher education, and career coaching, Megan brings a unique skill set and deep community ties to her new position.

Read the full press release.

REACH Women's Network Profile Feature

April 1, 2024

what SHE said text, for the Executive Summary of the 2024 Women in the Workplace Report

The Executive Summary of the Community Survey of Women in the Workplace is now available for download here. Learn what women in Forsyth County said about their career and employer satisfaction, benefits priorities, and more.

Community Survey
of Women in the Workplace

Learn more about this important research project designed to assess the challenges faced by women in the workplace and to provide employers with actionable information to support women.