US Women Architects Today Feel Their Responsibility As Representatives Of Their Gender

In my honest opinion, I think that US women architects today do feel the responsibility as representatives of their gender. I think that because I find this relates to how people don’t hear much about women artists, mostly men, just like architects. I think that US women architects today should feel motivated and proud to be where they are, and they should speak out for their occupation and gender. I believe that those who are in a place of authority certainly have a special responsibility to address this issue. I could relate to this in my own way because my godmother is a successful female architect in Panama. While working the this past summer in Panama at a foundation ran by my aunt, I was taken away by how she inspires women to become

Women throughout history have been discriminated against, for instance when it comes to pay, or what kind of job a woman can do. For instance, the Dallas News printed out that “ Although 50 percent of today's architectural students are female, only 19 percent of licensed architects are women.” By looking at this statistic, I am amazed that female students are studying to be architects, but only a small amount are licensed out of that percentage. Moreover, I also feel that because an architect deals with long hours, most females during this time in their life also have the responsibility of raising their children, and taking care of the household which could impact one’s decision to keep this profession. Reading the article on Natalie de Blois, made my emotions jump. De Blois created beautiful buildings that she never got recognition for, until recently. This serves as a prime example of how even back then male domination occurred. De Blois served as a role model to other female designers that could make in the world of architecture. Like Natalie De Blois, Jeanne Gang, a well-known female artist, created communities and relationships within her work in many places like New York and