Equality is good for the bottom line, say speakers at Dezeen and RIBA's diversity event
Better diversity means better business for architects and designers, according to speakers at the Must do Better talk hosted by Dezeen and RIBA last night. More
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Design conferences tackle gender equality following protests and bad headlines
Leading architecture and design conferences have promised to improve gender balance but admit they are struggling to secure enough female speakers, according to a survey conducted for our Move the Needle initiative. More
Foster + Partners reveals gender pay gap in staff salaries
Foster + Partners has revealed that it pays women 10.5 per cent less per hour than men, based on the median of its staff's salaries. More
Help us Move the Needle on gender equality
This week we launch an initiative to improve gender equality in architecture and design, to coincide with International Women's Day. We're calling on readers everywhere to help us Move the Needle. More
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RIBA hosts event on diversity after being "stunned" by Dezeen's gender survey
Dezeen has teamed up with the Royal Institute of British Architects to present a free evening event on Tuesday 6 March about improving gender diversity in architecture. More
UK Construction Week bans "inappropriate" outfits after showgirl backlash
UK Construction Week is introducing new equality guidelines following the outcry against the use of promotional models wearing Vegas showgirl outfits at last year's event. More
Women offered 70 per cent discount for architecture conference in Lisbon
Organisers of the reSITE Resonate conference have offered female delegates cut-price entry, in an effort to improve the gender balance of the event taking place at the AL_A-designed MAAT museum in Lisbon next week. More
Amanda Levete wins 2018 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
AL_A principal Amanda Levete has won this year's Jane Drew Prize, an annual lifetime achievement award for an architect who has furthered the progress of women in the industry. More
RIBA cautions architects about MIPIM misconduct
RIBA president Ben Derbyshire has warned architects attending the MIPIM property fair to adhere strictly to the body's code of conduct, following the real-estate sector's involvement in the Presidents Club scandal. More
World's biggest property event criticised for response to Presidents Club scandal
Organisers of property event MIPIM have been attacked for their soft approach, after vowing to "increase communications" with delegates about inappropriate behaviour at the male-dominated trade fair. More
Peruvian, Spanish and British architects shortlisted for Woman Architect of the Year award
Sandra Barclay, Biba Dow, Ángela García de Paredes and Stephanie Macdonald have been shortlisted for the Woman Architect of the Year 2018 award, for projects in Peru, Spain and the UK. More
It's difficult to get prominent women to speak, says WAF organiser Paul Finch
World Architecture Festival is failing to attract enough leading female architects as speakers despite efforts to improve its gender balance, according to organiser Paul Finch. More
"Gender equality is one of the cornerstones of Swedish society"
Dezeen's gender diversity survey found that Scandinavian architecture firms have far better gender diversity than those elsewhere. Alexandra Hagen, director at Swedish firm White Arkitekter, explains why. More
Restaurant and Bar Design Awards commits to "mindfully" increasing diversity of next year's jury
The founder of the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards has vowed to increase the number of women on its jury, and has suspended a member of staff after a backlash against its "shocking" gender balance. More
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Restaurant and Bar Design Awards employee defends "stale, male, pale" jury
An employee of an international design awards programme has hit out at critics of its overwhelmingly male jury, accusing a female designer of highlighting the issue out of spite for not being shortlisted. More
Female architects respond to gender survey: "It's getting better but far too slowly"
After our survey revealed a lack of gender diversity in the world's biggest architecture firms, five prominent female architects from the UK gave us their views on what's gone wrong and how it can be changed. More
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Survey of top architecture firms reveals "quite shocking" lack of gender diversity at senior levels
Just three of the world's 100 biggest architecture firms are headed by women and only two have management teams that are more than 50 per cent female, a survey by Dezeen has revealed. More
Industry figures slam use of Vegas-themed promotional models at UK Construction Week
Publisher and events company Media 10 has apologised for the presence of "inappropriately dressed" promotional models at this year's UK Construction Week, following social media criticism from industry figures. More
London Transport Museum pays homage to female poster designers from the last century
To celebrate 100 years since women won the right to vote in the UK, the London Transport Museum has opened a major exhibition showcasing posters created by female graphic designers, illustrators and artists. More
"Does architecture have a Harvey Weinstein hiding within its ranks?"
Architecture has a culture of quietly condoning sexist behaviour, just like Hollywood, argues Anna Winston. More