There's all this concern about either mods or male clients taking advantage of a young newbie provider whose new to everything on both this board and the industry itself.
I thought, why not assign/create a female POC for newbie providers?
For example, create a sticky thread in Welcome and Introductions that's titled:
Point of Contacts for new female Providers/Members
And then in the thread post a list of established providers who are willing to help their fellow providers.
This would be a thread started by a female provider in the board, than someone in the staff sticky's it in Welcome/Introduction.
The thread would be like...
If your new to the industry and need help with getting started or want to talk to someone about things already going on in the industry, we would be happy to help.
Contact any of us at anytime if you have any questions if you're a new "working girl" or have any questions or need help.
Provider XXXXXXX
http://www.eccie.net/providers.php?do=view&id=XXXXX
Provider XXXXXXX
http://www.eccie.net/providers.php?do=view&id=XXXXX
Provider XXXXXXX
http://www.eccie.net/providers.php?do=view&id=XXXXX
The reason I suggest this again is because all we see talk about is vulnerable providers and alot of times they're young and don't know where to go to or even start to look for help.
And, there does seem to be providers who are eager to help:
exhibit A
exhibit B
I know a situation where one provider was considering moving to San Antonio, but she indicated she didn't really know anybody here. For her, the challenge, wasn't her age or length of experience in the industry, but a language barrier. I spoke to a particular provider about helping her get situated if she ever comes back to San Antonio. And that provider agreed.
But yeah, why not create such a sticky thread in welcome/introductions for the n00b female providers? A new provider practically pops up everyday, and really this can apply to any city.
I don't freaking know, a suggestion, ijs....