Real Estate Balance is a membership organisation with a difference. We don’t just want people to pay a subscription and sit back and do nothing or just network. Instead we want all our members, but particularly those who are senior enough to change how their organisations behave, to commit to working with us to improve the corporate culture of our industry to encourage better gender diversity.
And that means getting involved in our activities, sharing information on their own diversity initiatives, acting upon the ideas, experiences and learning to bring about change in their own workplaces and measuring and monitoring how their own companies are doing.
There are two levels of membership...
- 5 nominated Senior advocate members *
- Attendance of up to any 5 senior executives of the Corporate Member to Real Estate Balance events
- Unlimited young professionals in their company can apply to be Professional advocate members.
- Ability to apply for Committee seat when available
- Access to Good Practice Tool Kit and a network of senior executives and companies to share best practice.
- Members' Programme events tailored for Senior advocate members and senior executives of the Corporate Member to include programmes to equip managers with the tools to deliver change as well as develop themselves as leaders
- Senior cross industry networking opportunities
- Free or subsidized attendance to events/training
- Corporate Logo on the REB website
- Visibility of Corporate logo at some REB events
- Access to other Real Estate Balance members via the website database
* 15+ years’ work experience with influence within organization and/or with responsibilities for appraisal and promotion of more junior staff, managing 1 or more persons
- Access to Good Practice Tool Kit and a network of senior executives and companies to share best practice.
- Members' Programme events tailored for senior advocate members to include programmes to equip managers with the tools to deliver change as well as develop themselves as leaders
- Senior cross industry networking opportunities
- Ability to apply for Committee seat when available
- Free or subsidised attendance to events/training
- Access to other Real Estate Balance members via the website database
Our Five Expectations
of Members
FOR CEO / SENIOR REAL ESTATE LEADER OF CORPORATE MEMBERS:
- Commit to and observe our CEO Commitments to Diversity.
FOR ALL MEMBERS:
- Respect our core values of enabling, collaborating and acting inclusively.
- Act out the behaviours and promote the cultures within your businesses which support women and also the broader goals of diversity and inclusion.
- Strive in your businesses to implement positive action to achieve gender balance at senior levels and a balanced talent pipeline beneath.
- Communicate the aims, objectives and opportunities offered by Real Estate Balance to a broad range of individuals in your business.
CORPORATE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Santander recently joined Real Estate Balance as a corporate member and is one of a growing number of organisations that have recognised the benefits of improved diversity and is committed to change.
Kiera Tse, a Director in Santander’s Capital Solutions team and SSG Diversity Advocate, joined Real Estate Balance as a committee member earlier this year. Kiera talks here about what Santander are doing to promote the change. "I'm passionate about my commitment to create a more inclusive environment within the bank and the real estate industry....
It’s so important that we get more female talent in senior positions in our industry. Wouldn’t you jump at the chance to be able to do something about it too
