Every year, in honor of International Women’s Day, Kim Richman with Compass hosts a party of female clients, business owners, community leaders and more. This year’s event took place March 8 in the backyard of Richman’s Los Gatos home.
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day was Break the Bias, and benefited Dress For Success, collecting several boxes of clothing as well as monetary donations. The nonprofit provides professional attire for low-income women.
Richman spoke to her guests about the theme’s meaning and how it relates to working in real estate.
“Living in Silicon Valley all of my life has afforded me the opportunity to live in a culturally diverse society,” she said. “Working with all of the cultures that come here from around the globe means being accepting of different lifestyles and cultures. I love that about my job. It makes every day unique and interesting. I have been very fortunate because I am in an industry that is gender equitable with 65% of residential real estate agents being women. We should all have more tolerance and understanding of one another’s ways of life and opinion.”
In attendance was Los Gatos Town Councilmember, former Mayor and the 28th District’s Woman of the Year Marico Sayoc, current Vice Mayor Marie Ristow, Executive Director of the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce Catherine Somers, Executive Director of the Los Gatos Education Foundation Deborah Weinstein, and Kim Wasserman, wife of former Los Gatos Mayor Mike Wasserman.
Richman has been serving and selling residential real estate in Los Gatos and the surrounding area for more than 28 years.
