SANTO DOMINGO.- In commemoration of International Women's Day on March 8, to recognize the struggles of women around the world, El Inmobiliario will publish a series of interviews with a group of women representing the real estate and construction sectors.
“High-End Women” will be published from March 1st to 8th on this media outlet's digital portal, to recognize the broad representation of women who are part of this important sector of the Dominican economy.
“Our intention is also to highlight some of the leading women in the sector, including young female talent, emphasizing the important role they play in companies and highlighting their vision on the current role of Dominican women,” explains a press release from the media outlet.
She adds that according to unofficial figures, around 70% of real estate agents in existing real estate firms in the country belong to the female branch, highlighting the growth experienced in recent years in the leadership of women in both the real estate and construction sectors.
The press release highlights that the main body of the construction industry, the Association of Housing Builders and Promoters (Acoprovi), is currently being led by the engineer Annerys Meléndez, which demonstrates the positioning of that gender.
In the case of the Association of Real Estate Agents and Companies (AEI), the 2022-2024 Board of Directors is made up of five women and two men, in addition to the large number of female entrepreneurs who lead projects and companies in the sector.
March 8
"International Women's Day has its origins in the demonstrations of women who demanded at the beginning of the 20th century the right to vote, better working conditions and equality between the sexes," explains the United Nations (UN).
While these movements gained much more prominence in the 20th century, women's efforts to live in a more equal world have been ongoing for much longer. For example, the women's movement in the United States dates back to 1848.
The United Nations maintains that achieving gender equality and women's well-being in all areas is more crucial than ever if we are to create prosperous economies and achieve a healthy planet.
“However, we face a key challenge: there is insufficient gender funding and we have an alarming annual shortfall of $360 billion in gender equality measures by 2030,” it states on its website.
The organization is calling for people to join in the demands on March 8, International Women's Day, with the theme 'Investing in women: accelerating progress,' for which they can use the hashtag #InvestInWomen.
