Where are the Women?
Currently in the US, only 17% of registered architects are women.
That’s not to say there hasn’t been progress, in 1958, 1% of registered architects were women. We have come a long way, and still have work to do.
We have to encourage females to the profession, we need to encourage them along the way not just as they enter and exit an architectural degree but throughout their career after graduation through to licensure and beyond.
As two licensed lady architects working in Florida, the state with the least amount of female registered architects, we feel strongly about supporting women in architecture.
Feel free to reach out to us for any advice as we are always willing to answer questions.
If you want something to read on the matter, Madame Architect is a platform celebrating women in architecture from different generations, countries, and corners of the industry. Some are just beginning their career while others own their own firms. Some stand out for their research, others for their technical prowess, and others for the success they’ve had building a firm with an impact.
Sources:
AIA: https://www.aia.org/articles/6252982-women-in-architecture
Arieff, Allison (2018) Where are all the female architects, The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/opinion/sunday/women-architects.html