How Can CRE Industry Attract More Women?
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“Back in the 80s and 90s, we began to see a big shift in the opportunities available to women.”
MIAMI—Last week, I wrote an article with a pointed question in the headline: Why Do CRE Women Make Less Than Men? By making less, I mean less money.
“Back in the 80s and 90s, we began to see a big shift in the opportunities available to women,” Marti Mang, senior vice president of corporate lending at TotalBank and CREW-Miami’s president, tells GlobeSt.com. “When I started my career, women were making 60 cents to every dollar a male was earning and today, we make 78 cents for every dollar a male counterpart makes.”
So the question is this: What effort is CREW-Miami making to influence and attract more women to an industry likecommercial real estate that has been historically dominated by men—despite the pay discrepancy?…
