Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 4:34 pm
A report into gender diversity within the property sector
has found the number of women working in property decreases
as they move up the leadership hierarchy, highlighting a
power gap between the females and males, says Property
Council New Zealand chief executive Leonie Freeman.
On
average across the surveyed property sector, workplaces are
41% female; this is good – a gender balance requires
minimum 40% both male and female. However, this number is
skewed by the larger proportion of women in non-management
roles in these workplaces. When looking at Senior Management
and Board level, representation of women is less than