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For a century and a half, women have been proving their passion and talent for building and, in recent decades, their enrollment in architecture schools has soared. Yet the number of women working as architects remains stubbornly low, and the higher one looks in the profession, the scarcer women become. Law and medicine, two equally demanding and traditionally male professions, have been much more successful in retaining and integrating women. So why do women still struggle to keep a toehold in architecture? Where Are the Women Architects? tells the story of women's stagnating numbers in a profession that remains a male citadel, and explores how a new generation of activists is fighting back, grabbing headlines, and building coalitions that promise to bring about change.Despina Stratigakos's provocative examination of the past, current, and potential future roles of women in the profession begins with the backstory, revealing how the field has dodged the question of women's absence since the nineteenth century. It then turns to the status of women in architecture today, and the serious, entrenched hurdles they face. But the story isn't without hope, and the book documents the rise of new advocates who are challenging the profession's boys' club, from its male-dominated elite prizes to the erasure of women architects from Wikipedia. These advocates include Stratigakos herself and here she also tells the story of her involvement in the controversial creation of Architect Barbie.Accessible, frank, and lively, Where Are the Women Architects? will be a revelation for readers far beyond the world of architecture.
File Size: 5017 KB
Print Length: 124 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (April 12, 2016)
Publication Date: April 12, 2016
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B017I2M5Z0
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This book is topical, fact-based, unbiased, and very well written. In clear language, without exaggerating the issues or being inflammatory, it gives us just the facts we need to understand, and it does so in a way that is engaging and entertaining. I write from the perspective of a father of an architect daughter who works for a high-end NYC firm. I hope the times are changing, and this book shows us the direction for change.
Finally there is a concise narrative that describes the history of women in architecture! But more important, this book eloquently describes the history of women in professional life, through the lens of the architectural profession. A must read for feminists everywhere!!!!
Not only informative, but a witty and engaging read.
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