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Campaign group to create database of ‘built barriers’ faced by women
Women’s action group Part W has kicked off a new campaign by calling for photos of the frustrating ‘built barriers’ that face women and girls
Tag: women in architecture
The best response to International Women’s Day is to embrace mentoring all year round
When you hear the term ‘imposter syndrome’, do you think ‘oh yes, that’s me’? As I sit here writing this article, I have an overwhelming feeling of just that, but why? asks Emily Posey
Anne Lacaton awarded 2025 Jane Drew Prize for Architecture
French architect Anne Lacaton has won the Jane Drew Prize for Architecture in this year’s W Awards, while Palestinian writer and architect Suad Amiry has won the Ada Louise Huxtable Prize
Architecture needs to give working mothers a better deal
Working architect mothers have a raw deal and to change that we need to challenge ingrained practices and reimagine workplace structures, says Victoria Brown
Built environment ‘failing women’ on workplace culture
Traditional management and reward processes in the built environment are failing women, according to damning new research by the Circle Partnership
2025 W Awards entry deadline extended: last chance to enter!
The W Awards celebrate work by female and non-binary practitioners and those researching gender and architecture. The awards are free to enter. You can enter yourself or nominate someone else by this Friday 6 December
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