Architecture: A Suitable Career for a Woman?

Graft-Johnson, Ann de; Manley, Sandra

doi:10.4324/9780429346804-2

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“…We believe the stronger potential clarification is the shared experience in the design industry—through training and practice—of the professional sample compared to the more substantial variation in lived experience for the undergraduates. Architecture has long been a profession dominated by men (Caven et al, 2016; De Graft-Johnson & Manley, 2019; Milwid, 1982; Schnabel, 1993), and socialization in the profession that reproduces a male-as-normal paradigm could explain variations in perceptions of femininity in spaces (Campuzano, 2019; Cheryan & Markus, 2020; Seron et al, 2016). An alternative explanation may be due to the age distribution of our samples and the resulting lived experience attributable to generational trends.…”

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Perceptions of Gender in Classrooms and Associated Expectations of Belonging

Ralph,

Pascutto,

Wright

et al. 2023

Journal of Interior Design

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The built environment communicates value and belief structures to users. Research on gendered messaging in designed classroom spaces has shown its impact on students; thus, we sought to determine how classroom designs can have different gendered perceptions between those who use the space and those working in the design industry. In two studies, we collected survey data from undergraduates ( n = 97), and then employees at design firms ( n = 88) reacting to masculine versus feminine design patterns in classroom renders. The two groups exhibited strong, opposite correlations between their perceptions of femininity and sense of belonging, plus differences within the femininity scale itself. These findings show the importance of closer examinations of masculinity and femininity as gender constructs, and the need to further study how perceptions of designers differ from the perceptions of users.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceptions of Gender in Classrooms and Associated Expectations of Belonging

Ralph,

Pascutto,

Wright

et al. 2023

Journal of Interior Design

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“…There were questions about problems women had getting promotion in certain schools and there is a perception that there is a glass ceiling.' 17 The same research evidenced that there is a gendered division of labour in curriculum delivery, where, 'Women tend to do the arty/history side, men do the technical science side'. 18 An architecture curriculum comprises the study of theory and design.…”

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Gender, Architectural Education, and the Accruing of Capital

Troiani¹

2019

A Gendered Profession

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“…This demanding time requirement is a common feature within the profession cited by many authors including Burns (2016), Clark (2016), De Graft‐Johnson and Manley (2016), Sang et al. (2014), and De Graft‐Johnson et al.…”

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Gender inequality in an “Equal” environment

Caven

Astor

Urbanavičienė

2021

Gender Work & Organization

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Lithuania, as a part of the former Soviet Union, has a long‐standing history of perceived equality for women in the workplace. Women played an equal role in economic production as it was a constitutional expectation that all citizens had both a right and an obligation to work. Consequently, at the time of independence in 1990 the levels of participation of women in the workplace including at managerial and professional levels were much higher than other western European countries. In architecture, women achieved parity in terms of numbers, but this equality did not transfer into all aspects of economic activity. Drawing on qualitative survey and interview data from 31 Lithuanian women architects, our findings show, despite the historical emphasis on equality, the existence of a “critical mass” of women in the profession and the adoption of EU gender equality policy, the position of women remains poor with clear evidence of sex discrimination, harassment, and lack of opportunities for career advancement.

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Architecture: A Suitable Career for a Woman?

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Perceptions of Gender in Classrooms and Associated Expectations of Belonging

Perceptions of Gender in Classrooms and Associated Expectations of Belonging

Gender, Architectural Education, and the Accruing of Capital

Gender inequality in an “Equal” environment

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