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Tag: women in architecture
RIBA commissions probe into gender inequality in architecture
The RIBA has commissioned an investigation into why progress towards gender equity in architecture remains ‘far too slow’
Designing for women – does one handbook hail a new era?
Terms such as ‘gender mainstreaming’, ‘gender-sensitive design’ and ‘feminist urbanism’ are creeping into use in architectural dialogue. But, jargon aside, how is policy actually starting to shift? And what does it mean for architects?
UK’s biggest architecture practices fail to close gender pay gap
The gender pay gap reported by the UK’s top 10 architecture practices has widened since figures were last published a year ago
Winners of Jane Drew and Ada Louise Huxtable prizes announced
The Architectural Review and the AJ have named architect Iwona Buczkowska and political activist and philosopher Angela Davis as respective winners of the 2024 Jane Drew and Ada Louise Huxtable prizes
Book review: 100 Women Architects in Practice
This selection of women from across the globe includes many who are working in countries where the barriers to success make their sheer tenacity mind-blowingly inspiring, says Tatiana von Preussen
Housing Atlas, Europe 20th Century review: ‘No named female architects’
An insightful survey of significant 20th century housing projects is let down by its glossing-over of contributions by women, writes Betty Owoo
Women still make up less than third of profession, latest figures show
Only 31 per cent of the UK’s architects are female, but the gender balance among new registrants is continuing to improve
Gender pay gap has widened at top practices, 2023 figures show
The gender pay gap reported by the UK's top 10 practices has risen since the figures were last published
The 1:100 Architecture Podcast: responsibility to uplift
Marianna Janowicz meets the seven women behind a podcast that discusses their experiences as architecture graduates and women of colour. Photography by Ellem Productions