Glass Ceiling or Sticky Floor: The State of Women's Advancement in Commercial Real Estate 

As a prelude to its 2010 benchmark study, CREW Network decided the time was right to survey existing research in order to ascertain where women currently stand in commercial real estate. Of particular interest, was whether women were continuing to crack the “glass ceiling” by moving into the C-Suite, what factors were having the greatest impact on their progress since the creation of the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, and what women were doing to overcome such challenges and enhance their success.

CREW Network performed an extensive survey of available research on the relevant issues, reviewing more than 225 studies, reports, statistical analyses and articles issued by governmental agencies, educational institutions, private businesses, consulting and trade organizations, and publications by relevant thought-leaders. The results of its research were surprising, sometimes startling, and should serve as a wake-up call to commercial real estate women – indeed, to all business women.