India, June 24 -- Women account for nearly half of India's population and increasingly influence housing demand, property ownership and sustainability-led development, yet only 1-2 per cent of them occupy leadership positions in the country's real estate sector, according to a joint report by JLL and NAREDCO MAHI.

Unlocking the full potential of women across construction sites, corporate offices, and boardrooms will be critical to strengthening talent pipelines, improving governance standards and supporting India's vision of becoming a developed economy by 2047, the report 'Building Inclusive Future: Empowering Women in India's Real Estate Transformation' has said.

The report noted that women comprise 48.5 per cent of India's population...