Zaha: An Image of “The Woman Architect”

Troiani, Igea

doi:10.1080/13264826.2012.739191

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“…Architectural historian Andrew Saint's (1983) book The Image of the Architect traced the professionalization of architecture in Britain through an episodic history of the image of the architect, identifying 'types' from the architect 'as hero and genius' to 'the architect as entrepreneur'. As more recent historians have pointed out, Saint's exclusion of women from this study is not incidental but further secures the exclusively masculine image of the architectural profession (Trioni, 2012). Throughout, he highlights an enduring tension between the artist and the professional, suggesting that the image of the architect has always been formed in relation to these two opposing ideals.…”

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A new image for a new profession: Self-image and representation in the professionalization of design in Britain, 1945–1960

Armstrong

2017

Journal of Consumer Culture

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This article explores the relationship between self-image, representation and professionalization in the formative years of the design profession in Britain between 1945 and 1960 through a focused empirical study of two independent but interrelated design organizations, the Society of Industrial Artists and the Council of Industrial Design. The article examines publications, correspondence and internal memoranda to identify attempts by both institutions to manage, steer and govern the professional image of the designer. As this material reveals, both organizations held the image of the gentleman professional as an aspirational figure for emerging designers. Attending to a gap in historical and sociological readings of the professions, the article establishes the discursive function of self-image in relation to the particular value of professionalism in design, suggesting that dress, behaviour and physical appearance can be read as sources through which to historicize and theorize the shifting status of the designer in the cultural economy.

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A new image for a new profession: Self-image and representation in the professionalization of design in Britain, 1945–1960

Armstrong

2017

Journal of Consumer Culture

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“…Despite no lack of designed or constructed accomplishments by women, this underrepresentation is both a historical and modern issue (Collins, 2012; Burns, 2012a, b; Treadwell and Allan, 2012). Within past publications, a combination of preconceptions, gendered terms and masculine and feminine language immediately introduces a certain gender bias (Troiani, 2012). Critical of the gendered interview styles, which compose the majority of research on women in architecture prior to 2012, and how this data in turn can influence narratives, Burns (2012a, b) indicates that some subjects of these interviews come to resent discussing their career progression intertwined with gender.…”

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Seeking elsewhere: a systematic review of literature surrounding attrition and retention of female architects in the profession post-registration

Möller

Dupré

Fernando

2022

ARCH

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to provide a global snapshot of the current state of knowledge regarding attrition rates of women architects. The intended audience includes all the stakeholders of the profession, as well as those interested in professional attrition studies, with the aim to contribute to a social debate, which places increasing value on diversity, equal representation and retention in this field.Design/methodology/approachThis paper has utilized the structured analytical technique of a systematic review of the scholarship involving scholarship published over two decades between the years 2000 and 2020. Having selected research on this topic following a series of exclusionary and inclusionary criteria for relevancy and accuracy, this select research has been categorically and thoroughly analyzed using this technique.FindingsThis literature review identifies four main recurring themes among the literature, which address this research question, including: (1). cross-national differences and similarities; (2) demotivating factors leading to attrition; (3) graduate/architect terminology, which blurs the distinction between participants in architecture; and (4) implications of female architects as represented in professional publications and the “reward system.” Consequently, this literature review finds that to date no singular cause can be pinpointed as the sole cause of women's attrition, but rather a series of complex and intertwining factors, some of them specific to the profession.Originality/valueThis paper suggests areas for further study into the reduction of attrition rates of registered women in this discipline, with an emphasis that further research may expand to focus rather on positive aspects of the profession resulting in areas of retention, which has been of little focus in current research. Additionally, these findings make suggestions toward a series of recommendations that may assist in framing the industry toward more positive and equitable career and industry trajectories.

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“…Of the eight journals that discuss femininity, there is a diversity of research objects studied, ranging from media workers (Herawati, 2016); crossgender players in Toram Online Mobile Game (Askamal, 2021); male influencers on Instagram (Sumardiono, 2022); Juno's character in the film "Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku" (Wijaya & Sukendro, 2021); short story "The Other Two" by Edith Wharton (Asmarani, 2022); novels by Eka Kurniawan (Zulkarnain & Wiyatmi, 2018); the short story "Fatamorgana" by Aam Amilia (Rani et al, 2017); and several young girls from Norway, China, and Australia (Caldwell & Kleppe, 2006). Not only that, based on six previous studies discussing female workers who work in industries dominated by men, there are also various research subjects, such as female coal mining operators at PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) (Mahmudah, 2019); female architect (Troiani, 2013); women working in male industries, such as IT, mining, engineering, and energy (Martin & Barnard, 2013); masculine women (Dozier, 2017); women working in manual Agustus 2023: 110-122 P-ISSN: 2615-0875 E-ISSN: 2615-0948 {113} trading and information technology (IT) (Smith, 2013); women working in the maledominated informal sector in Ghana (Forkuor et al, 2019).…”

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Perceived Femininity: Women Working in Male-Dominated Occupations

Bima,

Primadini

2023

JURKOM

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Patriarchal society significantly affects how people interpret gender In the Indonesian, which leads to segregation and gender stereotypes in the workplace.Current development, women are entering fields like mining and construction that were formerly dominated by men. This study seeks to understand how women perceive their femininity when working in environments where men predominate. The research method is interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), which uses a qualitative and explorative approach in line with the constructivist paradigm. The information gathered from interviews was analyzed using Smith, Flowers, and Larkin's (2009) data analysis techniques. The findings indicate that women who work in professions where men predominate regard their femininity as a combination of traditional femininity, new femininity, and adopted male traits as a means of adjusting to the workplace. This leads us to the conclusion that femininity is currently changing and that women today tend to express themselves more freely.

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Zaha: An Image of “The Woman Architect”

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A new image for a new profession: Self-image and representation in the professionalization of design in Britain, 1945–1960

A new image for a new profession: Self-image and representation in the professionalization of design in Britain, 1945–1960

Seeking elsewhere: a systematic review of literature surrounding attrition and retention of female architects in the profession post-registration

Perceived Femininity: Women Working in Male-Dominated Occupations

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