Her Team’s Success Was Her Success
Jeanne Nutt is leaving a job co-leading Gensler’s Boston office after 25 years, over which the office grew four-fold to over 150 staffers and designed high-profile additions to the city’s built environment.
Amid Crisis, A Career Change Opportunity Emerges
Laura Lakin’s career in the Massachusetts Army National Guard is lending extra significance to her current role helping oversee the interior fitout of a new comprehensive brain health and trauma program for military veterans in Charlestown.
Women in CRE Leave Jobs to Seek Career Growth, Survey Finds
A majority of women commercial real estate industry who left their job since the pandemic began did so to find career growth their old firm couldn’t provide.
Missed Connections Hinder CRE Recruitment
Many brokerages and developers don’t have extensive recruitment programs that can help link Black, Latino and Asian college grads with opportunities in the commercial real estate industry. Into that breach stepped Cedric Bobo.
Establishing a New East Coast Beachhead in Boston
Boston’s active development pipeline prompted Chicago-based architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz to select it as the home of the first East Coast office in its 90-year history, helmed by Clara Windeberg.
A No-Rejection Policy for Loyal Clients
Construction is a way of life for Jane Kaplan Peck, who oversees the operations of Brookline-based Kaplan Construction Co., focusing on multifamily and hospitality projects, plus houses of worship.
A Big Tent Approach to Brokerage Group
As a long-time member of the Commercial Brokers Association, Alison Powers is seeking to make the 355-member group more inclusive while adding programs that resonate with the under-35 age crowd. She founded the CBA’s Women in Commercial Brokerage initiative in 2018 to support the role of female brokers.
Study: Racial Diversity Stagnated on Corporate Boards
Many U.S. companies have rushed to appoint Black members to their boards of directors since racial justice protests swept the country last year.
‘SheCession’ Panelists Say Benefits, Flexibility Could Lift All Workers
Benefits for child and elder care, scheduling flexibilities and a knocking down of stigmas around taking advantage of those flexibilities could help employers encourage women to stay in or return to the workforce after more than a year of COVID-19 disruptions, panelists said Wednesday during a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event.
Women Pay More for Homes, Sell for Less
According to a recent study, single women pay 2 percent more than single men for the very same house. And when the time comes to move, they sell for 2 percent less. Why?
It’s Time to Value Women in the Workforce
Three million women have left the workforce since the start of the pandemic. Vice President Kamala Harris has called it a national emergency – and it is – but what are the causes and what can corporate leaders do about it?
Boston Properties Gets Low Marks in Report on Share of Women Executives
Among the 25 biggest companies in Massachusetts, Boston Properties ranks near the bottom for the share of women in leadership roles.
Why Are There So Few Women CEOs?
Women comprise about 47 percent of the U.S. workforce, yet they make up barely a quarter of all senior executives at large U.S. public companies. Here’s how to fix that.
Gender Pay Gap Still Persists in Finance, Real Estate, Groups Say
Industry groups around the country marked Equal Pay Day on Tuesday to call attention to the gap between women’s earnings and men’s earnings, particularly in the banking and real estate fields.
