SAN FRANCISCO—“Women have made strong progress in advancing toleadership positions in commercial real estate,but our industry still lags many others in attracting women andsupporting their career growth.” That is according to COO ofBentall Kennedy US, Amy Price.Price was recently named one of sister publication Real EstateForum's Women of Influence.
“The commercial real estate industry is only now arriving at thepoint of creating career paths and defining senior leadership rolesthat provide the flexibility and opportunities to appeal morebroadly to women,” she says. “The gender gap is particularlyevident in the real estate investment management sector, whereconferences of top executives tend to be 90% composed of men.”
This is not merely a gender issue but a generational one, sheadds, as “many REIM leaders approach retirement age, theyacknowledge having done too little to bring up 'next generation'talent to succeed them. Since women now comprise nearly 60% ofuniversity graduates and receive 60% of master's degrees, there isnot just an opportunity but an urgent need for our industry toattract and promote women.”
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