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 in Real Estate – Roundtable at RICS Birmingham

Hosted by RICS and in collaboration with Warwick Business School and University of Birmingham, Real Estate Women is delighted to present you with our next roundtable to discuss the gender pay gap in real estate and surveying. An insight report published by RICS in July 2023 – Women in surveying: insight report – concluded that…

How to avoid Greenwashing

Greenwashing, where companies make themselves appear more environmentally friendly than they really are, has become a multi-headed hydra. Greenwashing strategies are becoming increasingly sophisticated, ranging from emphasising a particular green activity, without betraying that the rest of the company’s business is environmentally damaging, to using regulatory loopholes to avoid punishment. Whilst this sounds like criminal…

The Role of Women in Real Estate

Join REWomen and Said Business School – Oxford University in the webinar on “The Role of Women in Real Estate”. A Conversation with Professor Andrew Baum and Maria Wiedner. 7th March 2023 / 1-1:30pm GMTRegister here In partnership with Said Business School.

Celebrating 10 Years!!

Real Estate Women was set up in December 2012 to foster a sense of community and support for women. We have focused our efforts to promote diversity and inclusion by way of networking events and by giving visibility to the many diverse women pushing through barriers in our industry. And it has been quite the journey! We…

Roundtable: The Gender Pay Gap Report

On the 15th of June 2022, Real Estate Women in partnership with Warwick Business School and Leicester University conducted a report on the Gender Pay Gap to address issues of gender bias in pay in the real estate industry and find possible solutions to eliminate any barriers.   Hosted by FREETHS, the event which was RE…

The Social Impact of Real Estate Development – Beyond the Pandemic

Friday 4th June 4-5 PM BST One of the biggest disconnects between social impact and real estate stems from non-profits’ discomfort with profit, and society’s perception of real estate as being a powerful expression of capitalism. Real estate affects us all: individuals and families, companies, towns, and cities. It shapes how our communities are designed…

Promoting Proptech: Is Proptech a career option for you?

Thursday 18th March 10am GMT We are delighted to announce our strategic partnership with LMRE, a global market leader in PropTech recruitment. This partnership offers our members exciting opportunities with PropTech companies who are committed to gender diversity and inclusion. Are you are contemplating your next career move? Are you are furloughed and unsure of…

Anti-racism series: The impact of Language & Stereotyping

Wednesday 27th January 1-2pm GMT LIVESTREAM Trump has left the building and we welcome the dawn of a new era! But we are not sitting still. Our focus for 2021 is to continue the discussions on anti racism and black lives matter within the built environment. These subject matters are hugely complex; it requires deep understanding…

Understanding Climate Risk in Real Estate

Wednesday 13th January 2021 @ 5pm UK/ 12pm ET The Earth’s climate is changing. We are already experiencing an increase in climate hazards such as heatwaves, floods, drought and rising sea levels. Cities have started to look at short term and long term infrastructure planning for climate change contingencies. The real estate industry, both investors and…