With the election cycle in full swing, the issue of gender equality has once again come to the forefront of the national agenda, as both candidates lead us to believe that the pay gap between men and women is still vast and beyond our reach. But while it is true that challenges still remain toward gender parity in the workforce, we cannot overlook or ignore the fact that women professionals have made major strides in traditionally male-dominated industries.
While parity gaps still exist between men and women with respect to salaries, statistics show that these gaps are shrinking, particularly in industries that have historically been dominated by men. For example, according to the national commercial real estate association CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women), women are entering commercial real estate at a faster pace than they were five years ago 43 percent today, compared to 36 percent in 2005.
