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\"\"

Jessica Fiur, Editor-in-Chief<\/p><\/div>\n

The U.S. is a melting pot. (See also: Salad bowl.)<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Census Bureau<\/a>, the national population was more racially and ethnically diverse in 2020 than it was 10 years earlier.<\/p>\n

But for those in CRE, well, you all already know what I\u2019m going to say. The industry is making progress, but it certainly isn\u2019t where it needs to be yet. A 2020 CREW Network survey<\/a> found that only 16 percent of respondents felt that 25 percent of people in their workplaces were BIPOC. And while women were making strides, they still only make up 36.7 percent of the industry (and are still paid way less than their male counterparts).<\/p>\n

That said, progress is progress, and deserves to be celebrated! Many real estate companies are working to make diversity a priority\u2014and a reality\u2014and are focusing on DEI initiatives, mentoring programs and hiring from more varied talent pools.<\/p>\n

\u201cA key focus in our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy is developing, nurturing and empowering our people,\u201d Nadine Augusta, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Cushman & Wakefield, told Fotios Tsarouhis in \u201cCRE Diversity Roundtable: Today\u2019s Talent, Tomorrow\u2019s Leadership<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s heartening to know that those in commercial real estate aren\u2019t content with the status quo. And it\u2019s not looking to diversify the C-suite, but the whole industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in having diverse representation in our most senior levels, but we also know that building the pipeline for the future requires significant investments today in early career talent,\u201d Jane Curran, head of talent acquisition at JLL, said to Tsarouhis.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for some inspiration, you\u2019ll love reading Tsarouhis\u2019 roundtable. And I\u2019d also love to hear some of your company\u2019s DEI initiatives.<\/p>\n

Read the July 2023 issue of CPE.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The real estate industry has made great strides with diversity and inclusion, but there is still a ways to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":1004526512,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21788],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004669832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-notes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCRE Takes a Hard Look at DEI - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cre-takes-a-hard-look-at-dei\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CRE Takes a Hard Look at DEI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The real estate industry has made great strides with diversity and inclusion, but there is still a ways to go.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cre-takes-a-hard-look-at-dei\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-27T22:27:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-30T12:13:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/05\/Jessica-Fiur-Headshot_small-1-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jessica Fiur\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cre-takes-a-hard-look-at-dei\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cre-takes-a-hard-look-at-dei\/\",\"name\":\"CRE Takes a Hard Look at DEI - 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