Women in Architecture Same Cannot Mean Equal

Women in Architecture Same Cannot Mean Equal

What can it be like for women in architecture? Architecture, similar to other male-dominated professions, presents a number of challenges to women. Challenges which are different than and often in addition to those faced by our male colleagues. ­e architecture profession—at least in America—has not figured out how to address these issues properly. Some of the issues are systemic, meaning that they exist in the long-standing culture of the architecture profession; some are structural, meaning that the operation of the professional system itself has caused some of the problems. The structural issues are more recent, and are compounded by the profession's culture. I continue to see this happen through actions of my colleagues, students, employers, academia, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).