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Women in Commercial Real Estate: What the 2025 CREW Network Benchmark Study Reveals About Leadership and Progress
The commercial real estate industry is at an inflection point, and the data is telling a clearer story than ever about who is shaping its future. On June 16, I’ll be speaking at CREW Baltimore’s event, Industry Trends, Leadership Insights & Advocacy in Commercial Real Estate, and I hope you’ll be in the room.
Why the 2025 CREW Network Benchmark Study Matters
The 2025 CREW Network Benchmark Study, conducted with the MIT Center for Real Estate, is among the most comprehensive research available on the role of women in commercial real estate. At this event, we’ll examine its key findings: where the industry has made measurable progress, where meaningful gaps remain, and what the data tells us about the evolving role of women across the CRE landscape.
The headline numbers deserve attention. Women still hold roughly 9% of C-suite positions—a figure that has held steady across the last four studies. And while the gender pay gap narrowed to just 4% on base salary, the study makes clear that much of that progress reflects a market-wide drop in commissions and bonuses rather than real structural change.
This is a results-oriented conversation. The numbers give us a baseline—and an honest look at the work still ahead.
Turning Research Into Strategy in Our Own Markets
In my work, research only earns its value when it informs better decisions. That’s the lens I’ll bring to this discussion: connecting national benchmark insights to what’s actually happening in our own markets and organizations.
A statistic like “9% of C-suite roles” isn’t just a data point—it’s a question for every organization to sit with. What are we doing to build the leadership pipeline differently? That’s the kind of conversation that moves an industry.
I’ve built my career on three principles—the power of sound research, intentional leadership, and industry relationships cultivated on purpose. This event brings all three together.
An Invitation to Young Professionals
If you’re early in your commercial real estate career, this conversation is especially for you.
The future of CRE will be defined by professionals willing to:
- Ask sharper, better-informed questions
- Build stronger, more intentional networks
- Step into leadership earlier than convention suggests
Leadership doesn’t wait for a title. It starts by showing up to conversations like this one.
Join the Conversation
If you’re looking to connect, learn, and contribute to a meaningful discussion about where commercial real estate is headed, I’d be glad to have you join us on June 16.
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