Are you working in the field of architecture on the island of Ireland? If so, we want to hear from you! Dr Dervla MacManus, Prof Katherine O’Donnell and Kathryn Meghen, CEO of the RIAI, have launched the Irish Architecture Career Tracker Survey as part of the Gender Equity in Irish Architecture research project.
What is this study about?
Did you know that only 30% of registered architects in Ireland are women? This is in spite of the fact that for decades as many women as men qualify with degrees in architecture
This research is about finding out why this is happening, why people leave architecture, and what alternative occupations they choose. We want to get a clear picture of the gender breakdown within the profession alongside attitudes towards gender equality. We are also interested in looking at working cultures and conditions within architecture as a whole and whether there is a gender dimension to people’s experiences of these.
Ultimately, we want to understand why women seem to be leaving the profession of architecture in Ireland. This research will help us discover why this is happening, and what we can do to improve gender equity in Irish architecture.
Eligibility
It is open to anyone with a degree in architecture or architectural technology working in any field on the island of Ireland, as well as anyone working in architecture, regardless of whether they are registered architects.
The survey is approved by the HREC (Human Research Ethics Committee), UCD, and is funded by the Irish Research Council and the RIAI through an Enterprise Partnership Scheme Postdoctoral Fellowship.
To participate, simply visit genderequityirisharchitecture.ie and complete the survey. It is available in both English and Irish. The website also provides additional information about the project, privacy, and ethics.
You can follow the project on social media via Twitter @GenderEquityIA, Instagram @GenderEquityIrishArchitecture, and LinkedIn.
