Tag Archives: Architecture
The Feministing Five: Jana Leo
Jana Leo is an artist, architect, teacher and author of the book Rape New York. The book, which came out earlier this year, is a monologue about her experience of being raped in her New York apartment, reporting the crime, and processing the emotional trauma of what was done to her. The books is alternately [...]
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Women architects say, “Here we are.”
When you’re not a superhero on a special mission, it really sucks to be invisible. Young feminists know the feeling–exhausted as we blog, organize, and honor our elders, only to hear the oft repeated lament of older women: “There are no young feminists out there! Why are they so afraid of the F-word?” Or how [...]
Building with the big guys
No Country for Young Women has a very cool series going on about women working in architecture and construction–two fields that are wildly male-dominated. Sara Fox, an American property development consultant living in London, who was responsible for the construction of London’s iconic Gherkin building, had this to say: Because construction is still, really and [...]
Also tagged Design, Sexism, Uncategorized, Work Comments closed
Quick Hit: Architect Barbie is not enough