Category: Women
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One Tough Mother: How Single Mothers are Defining the Homebuying Process
June is National Homeownership Month. This article is part of an ongoing series focusing on aspects of women’s homeownership. “Despite the stereotypes that insist women care more about marriage than men do, it may actually be the single life that women embrace more than men,” says Professor Bella DePaulo, social scientist, author, and expert on…
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Beyond Abuse: Finding Our Voice on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
It started with a phone call from Capital One Financial Corporation on January 14th, 2016. “Ms. Patno, are you the sole owner of Desiree Patno Enterprises, Inc.?” That simple call was how I found out that my husband’s accountant had been dispersing my unsigned business checks illegally, with some going into her personal accounts and…
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Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)s Could Help Women Meet Housing Goals
California has the highest poverty rate in the nation and we have an extreme shortage of affordable hosing. Single mothers are at a disadvantage of chosing to work an additional job to be able to afford housing for her family and still provide adequate supervision. ADUs are small dwelling units on an existing residential property. Recent…
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The Fight for Women at Art Basel
With a busy schedule you’d need a guidebook to navigate, I never have enough time in the day to connect with everyone I want to. Oftentimes, by the time I remember that I wanted to call a colleague with a quick thought, it’s two in the morning and my puppies are crying for me to…
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From the Netherlands to Washington, D.C. -An NAWRB Intern’s Journey-
In 2016, Marissa de Swart, a young woman from the Netherlands, traveled to the United States to study at Chapman University in sunny Orange, California. Chapman is a distinguished private, non-profit university, and one of only 75 colleges to offer a Peace Studies program. She took two courses in Peace Studies during her time studying…
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Life of a Female Veteran: U.S. Army Combat Veteran Erica Courtney (part 2 of 6)
Towards the end of my tour I had set out to earn my spurs, an old cavalry tradition which signifies you are a cut above. This consisted of three days of physical hazing, meeting with a board of senior leaders to answer anything and everything about Cavalry tradition, and employing skills needed to meet the…
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What Working Women Give Up to Climb the Executive Ladder
Professional and high-achieving working women have to give up a lot to climb the executive ladder. What does it mean to sacrifice and what are those things that are sacrificed in the pursuit of the executive woman’s life? According to definition.com, sacrifice is the “forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered…
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sheCenterfold Gina Diez Barroso
NAWRB:What obstacles did you face while developing Centro, the first university in Mexico City that specializes in creative studies? How did you overcome them? Gina Diez Barroso: The first obstacle was they didn’t believe that we needed a new university, and they didn’t believe creativity was important. We spoke from authorities and business people, to…
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Women Veterans: The Challenges They Face & a Way Forward
Although not officially recognized as members of the armed forces until 1901, the involvement of women in the military dates back to the Revolutionary War. Each year, the population of women veterans grows steadily due, in part, to the increasing number and proportion of women entering and leaving military service. Most women veterans possess those…
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NAWRB sheCall: Operations of a Brokerage – Risk Management
Lori Namazi, Brokerage Risk Management & Operations Consultant of Lori Namazi Real Estate, will be featured and interviewed on our NAWRB sheCall: Operations of a Brokerage – Risk Management