Guide suites developed by Parlour and our collaborators offer practical support and concrete advice for individuals, practices and the profession.
Guides to Wellbeing in Architecture Practice
The Guides to Wellbeing address five interrelated areas that impact wellbeing at work. There are crucial to the future of the architecture as a viable, attractive and fulfilling career, a sustainable, robust profession, and for realising the benefit that architecture services can bring to communities.
Parlour Guides to Equitable Practice
The Parlour Guides to Equitable Practice help architecture move towards a more equitable profession; one that offers opportunity for all and is better positioned to meet contemporary challenges. The guides are currently being updated.
WikiD Guides to Editing Wikipedia
Five brief guides to help you learn about writing for Wikipedia, with a focus on increasing the presence of women – as subjects and Wikipedia editors. Written for beginners, the WikiD Guide draws on the vast amount of information already out there and link to many other detailed resources. Available in English and German.
Champions of Change architecture toolkits
The Champions of Change Architecture Group has developed a set of toolkits, discussion papers and resources to support gender equity within practice. These draw on the experiences of the Champion practices and the work of Champions, Implementation Leaders and Action Groups. They are published as part of the Stepping Up event and editorial program – the full set of material includes recordings of key discussions (with CPD), case studies and a podcast.
Carer’s leave
Power & privilege
Presenteeism & work
Women in ownership / partnership
Psychological safety & wellness
Career development conversations
What is career sponsorship & why does it matter?
How to support career sponsorship
Role descriptions & competency map
Understanding bullying & harassment
How to prevent & respond to sexual harassment in the workplace
What is mentoring & why does it matter?
How to create a mentoring program
How to be a good leader
Leadership toolkit
What is parental leave and why does it matter?
How to create a good parental leave policy
How to create an effective flex policy
An open and transparent flexible work policy is critical to fostering an effective, collaborative and healthy workplace.
What is flexibility & why does it matter?
How does flexibility work in practice, what are the benefits and challenges, what is its impact on equity, what is the business case for change?
Listening and Learning – How it works
What is listening and learning?
