What’s going on in the rest of the world? What might we learn from it? International research, discussions and initiatives can help inform the strategies we use to improve equity in the profession here.
Architecture is too important to be left to men alone
More than a numbers game. Jeremy Till explains his 30% pledge as an affirmative stance and as a means to resist the tired discourse of the ‘thrusting heroes’.
Calling Australian ladies abroad
Fiona Nixon tells us that nominations are open for five positions on the international committee of the Australian Institute of Architects – and that they are particularly keen to increase the number of women on the committee. As you can see from the photo of the past term’s committee members,...
Taking it to the limit
A generation after Gill Matthewson first asked, “where are all the women?” she is still, with some frustration, asking the same question.
It’s not just about childcare
Women make up 52% of practising architects in Sweden. Sweden has excellent parental support, but the profession is also structured differently, which plays an important role in women staying in the profession.
Opting out of architecture
Carla Corroto's recent interviews with American women who have left the profession challenge some of the assumptions about how to increase participation.
