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No Journey to CRE is the Same: The Women of Ryan Tell Their Stories

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The Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industry has historically been dominated by men, a challenge that firms such as Ryan have been trying to set right. While progress has been made to support the advancement of women and other underrepresented groups within CRE, with CEOs such as G. Brint Ryan and others signing the CRE Pledge for Action with CREW Network, we have more work to do.

According to CREW’s 2020 study on Gender and Diversity in Commercial Real Estate, women currently occupy 36.7% of the CRE industry, a figure that has been slow to grow over the past 15 years. Women belong in CRE; across the nation, professional organizations, such as CREW and its various chapters, Women’s Real Estate Network, LinkedIn groups, and more, encourage women to share their experiences, networks, professional opinions, and success, with the goal of making CRE a place where women are visible, valued, and included.

As every woman’s journey in the industry is different, the women of Ryan, the world’s largest Firm dedicated to business taxes, gathered to share their experiences as inspiration and a reminder that while we all have different paths to the industry, we all belong.

About Ryan
Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance, and technology services. Ryan is an 11-time recipient of the International Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) for its commitment to world-class client service. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan’s multidisciplinary team of more than 4,800 professionals and associates serves over 30,000 clients in more than 80 countries, including many of the world’s most prominent Global 5000 companies. More information about Ryan can be found at ryan.com.