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Over the last three years, the group has grown to 100 members and includes some of the biggest executives, agents and producers in town. There are actually more young execs hoping to get into the group than Wellins can admit because there are not as many high-level women in Wellins’ generation. “I’m sure you’ve noticed, as you move up the ladder in our business, there’s fewer and fewer women,” says Imagine Television’s Samie Kim Falvey, a mentor in the group.
In addition to their one-on-one meetings, the Femtors regularly convene for group events — or at least in a typical year. “What I’ve loved the most, which is so different from the other mentorship groups I’ve been a part of, is it gives you a chance to meet people — women whose names you’ve known for years but have never met — in a casual environment,” says Showtime president and mentor Jana Winograde.