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The History of the Women's Council of REALTORS®In 1924, the California Real Estate Association formed a Women's Division after members came up with the idea on a train ride home from the National Association's convention in Washington, D.C. Fourteen years later, Joseph Catherine, the 1938 president of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (then called the National Assocation of Real Estate Boards) encouraged the formation of the Women's Council after being impressed by the California group and the immense potential of women in real estate. |
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At the time, NAR was already 30 years old and most decisions were still made a the Local Board level. Unfortunately, most Local Boards were still resistant to women. However, the National Association was ready to recognize women in real estate and a positive vote resulted in the formation of a women's division at the Annual Convention held in Milwaukee in November of 1938. Thrity-seven ambitious women represented nine states at that meeting and WCR's inception. | |||||
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Through the decades, WCR's membership growth reflected the vast number of women choosing a career in real estate. Women began to recognize the immense benefits of careers in real estate combined with a WCR membership, including:
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In 1984, WCR established the Leadership Training Graduate (LTG) designation. Courses covering communication, personal power, group dynamics, meeting management, leardership, public speaking and technology were part of the program, which fostered leadership and professionalism in career and personal life. In 1989, WCR established the Referral & Relocation Certification (RRC) and in 1994, the RRC was incorporated into the LTG program. In 1998 we saw the creation of the annual WCR Leardership Academy, which in its very first year won the prestigious Leadership Development Trophy in Chapter Relations form the American Society of Association Executives. The Academy provides over 200 local chapter presidents-elect with in-depth chapter management training so that they embark on their year truly equipped to leard their chapters with confidence. |
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WCR publishes Connections and the Referral Roster. The magazine, Connections, is particularly unique in that if offers articles on business and personal growth topics specifically targeted to real estate professionals, especially women. The Referral Roster is a critical resource for WCR members, which lists the entire membership and provides links for referrals. WCR's Web Site, launched in 1996, ia an additional referral tool with daily updates to all member records and over 20,0000 active hotlinks to members' e-mail adresses and web sites. |
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At the 2003 National Conference in San Francisco, WCR launched the Performance Management Network Designation. |
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It's a next-generation REALTORS® designation designed from the ground up to bring you real-world skills that will keep your business out front and on top of a dynamic real estate market. The first course in the new curriculuim, Effective Negotiating for Real Estate Professionals premiered at the National Conference with record-breaking turn out. With 330 students, it was the most highly attended initial offering of any WCR course to date. Today, with more than 280 Chapters and 18,000 members, WRC is the 12th largest U.S. Women's professional organization and has one of the most successful communication networks in the NAR family. Chapters include both men and women who support the objectives of WCR and are interested in serving the industry, the community and fellow REALTORS®. | |||||||
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