The commercial real estate industry seemed to be making some strides in reversing its reputation as an unwelcoming boys club over the past few years, with the number of women ticking slowly upward in C-suites and boardrooms.
But dig a bit deeper, and it becomes apparent that progress on paper could also be paper-thin in an industry where a step forward for some has sometimes meant two steps back for others.
That was the overwhelming consensus of the nearly 20 women interviewed for Bisnow’s latest series on women in the CRE workforce — and the majority of the more than 180 respondents to our reader survey, more than half of whom said they are missing out on opportunities and 71% of whom have at least once been passed up for raises, promotions and key assignments for gender-based reasons.