According to a 2015 estimate by industry group Commercial Real Estate Women, women make up just 32 percent of all real estate development jobs in the United States. But that number represents an increase of 60 percent since 2000.
A recent article in Crain’s Detroit Business explored the ways in which women in development in Michigan are making their mark on the industry and the state—including a number of revealing and informative quotes from women who are on the front lines in shifting demographics and outdated assumptions in this traditionally male-dominated space.