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Women in the Housing & Real Ecosystem (NAWRB) is seeking additional senior executive women to join our exclusive NAWRB Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC). By cultivating and leveraging each other’s resources to advance gender equality and women’s economic growth, we will help more women achieve leadership positions.
About NAWRB NAWRB is a leading voice for women focused on advancing gender equality, raising the utilization of women-owned and small businesses and providing the tools for economic security, stability and sanctuary. We provide one of the most wide-ranging resources in the industry, covering topics and issues affecting women in the housing ecosystem from poverty and homeownership to leadership opportunities and family offices.
NAWRB is one of only 9 organizations listed on the national platform for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Partner Resource for Women-Owned Businesses.
History of NDILC The housing ecosystem has been critically lacking women in upper management and the utilization of women owned suppliers across their platforms. While Dodd-Frank Section 342 created the Office(s) of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), the overall act lacks defined regulations for the accountability of the regulated entities.
In 2015, NAWRB introduced our Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council, dedicated to raising the number of women leaders and growing women’s employment and empowerment at all levels in the housing ecosystem. Our Council, comprised of senior executive women, works diligently toward gender equality and obtaining equal opportunity for women across America.
The leaders on the NDILC work together to achieve their shared goals by leveraging each other’s resources, offering mentorship and education training, sharing opportunities for women’s advancement and highlighting individuals and organizations who are making a difference in achieving gender parity. Council members can focus their efforts in the following sub-committees:
- Communication/Media
- Education/Mentoring
- Women’s Leadership
“We will share, better understand the impacts of, and develop good solutions to assist our industry in promoting diversity for all women. The focus of our Council will be to develop women’s diversity best practices that will be adopted by many leading companies and executed broadly across our industry. These practices will help women at all associate and leadership levels enhance our financial services and real estate businesses in the future.” – Rebecca Steele, President & CEO of National Foundation For Credit Counseling (NFCC)
“The Housing and Real Estate industry needs to recruit and retain a workforce as diverse as the people who we serve. And we need to seek ways to ensure collaboration and inclusion through programs like MBA’s mPower community which helps women in real estate finance to network and help each other advance in their careers. I look forward to my work on this committee to ensure women grow and prosper in the workforce.” – Marcia Davies, COO of Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Founder of mPower
“Our diverse NDILC Members throughout the housing and real estate ecosystem are sharing their expertise, resources and unique experiences to help expand, strengthen and reach our shared goals for women’s leadership. Increasing our footprint with cultivated long-term relationships provides the heighten impact on gender equality to women’s independence.” -Desirée Patno, President & CEO of NAWRB
Creating a real impact takes grit, passion, and commitment to do the right thing! Learn how you can get involved today by visiting https://www.nawrb.com/ndilc/