Category: Blog
RICS Birmingham Roundtable: Moving the Needle on the Gender Pay Gap in Real Estate
On the frosty morning of 15 th January 2026; surveyors, academics, industry leadersand real estate professionals came together at RICS, Birmingham for a seminarand roundtable on one of the sector’s most persistent challenges: the gender paygap in real estate and surveying. Hosted by the RICS Birmingham Local Member Group in collaboration withWarwick Business School, the…
Gender Pay Gap Research
Your Chance To Make A Difference! Real Estate Women is a not for profit organisation setup in 2012 to tackle gender equality and diversity in the Real Estate Sector. Whilst progress is being made, and the sector has seen some advances the sentiment from you is that it’s simply not enough, This is our first…
Association of Muslim Surveyors in UK Launches
Promoting diversity and inclusion in any industry is always a challenge, and working in the real estate sector is no different. Which is why The Association of Muslim Surveyors (AMS) has now been founded in the UK. It aims to tackle the problems that British Muslims face and help them network and share knowledge, enabling…
REWomen Manifesto For an Anti-Racist Built Environment
To view our Signatories List, please CLICK HERE On 25 May 2020, the televised murder of American George Floyd by police officers while in custody, received global attention and raised awareness of the structural racism and oppression present in our societies to this day. The Black Lives Matter movement has sparked anti-racist demonstrations worldwide. Black…
Scholarship Opportunity at IE Real Estate Master Programmes
While gains have been made, we still need to take steps to provide equal opportunities, open doors for employment and recognition of talented women, and provide tools and knowledge for women´s progress. A letter by Martha Thorne, Dean at IE School of Architecture I would like to share with you information about three scholarships that that IE…
STEER Support and Mentoring
In association with: The ‘skills shortage’ is term that is familiar in the built environment and construction industry. Supported by the UK Government initiatives, in the last five years focus has been given to encouraging young people (pre-19) to choose subjects in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM). The results are that more young people…
MIPIM Ladies welcomes RE:WOMEN to the next London gathering
The time has come for the next MIPIM Ladies London gathering and this year they will be joined by RE:WOMEN Thursday 6 JuneDevonshire Terrace, Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4WY5.30pm – 8pm “At MIPIM Ladies we strive to create a welcoming environment where you can continue to build your network of contacts and enhance your industry…
LandSec says industry must ‘stop growth’ to tackle climate change
By Mitchell Labiak, Property Week’s Reporter Wednesday, 8 May 2019 The property industry needs to stop growing within the next 12 years in order to deal with the threat of climate change, LandSec’s sustainability insight director Edward Dixon has said. Speaking at Real Estate Women’s Healthy Buildings event, the LandSec director said that “the point…
Managing Diversity & Inclusion in the Real Estate Sector
Research shows that high performing organisations focus on diversity and inclusion (D&I). Are successful real estate and construction companies putting D&I on the top of their agenda? Can we see signs that the overall real estate sector is making progress? What guidance can be provided for current and future leaders on managing their D&I strategy for…
Healthy Buildings Panel Discussion
Herbert Smith Freehills and Real Estate Women invite you for a panel discussion on healthy buildings. The economic drivers of well-being in the built environment. Who are the players? Who benefits? And is WELL Certification encouraging a better dialogue between developers, landlords and tenants? 8th of May atHerbert Smith Freehills LLP Exchange House Primrose Street London,…
RE:WOMEN’s Book Club
RE:WOMEN is delighted to announce a partnership with Routledge offering our members 20% discount on books.
HAPPY READING!