Publications & presentations
Getting word out. Publications and presentations by the Parlour research team.
Parlour Lessons
What has Parlour learned over the last eight years? Watch Justine Clark and Naomi Stead present the opening session of Transformations.
Gender equity in architecture: What can we do?
So, now that we have the research, what do we do? Naomi Stead and Justine Clark outline the programs and tools for a more equitable profession.
How do we compare to other professions?
Dr Amanda Roan and Professor Gillian Whitehouse reveal a clear disparity between women's participation in architecture as compared with other professions.
AA Dossier: The State of Gender Equity
The AA Dossier in the September 2014 issue of Architecture Australia looked at the state of gender equity in architecture in Australia.
The state of gender equity in Australian Architecture
The research is in. Naomi Stead reports on the outcomes of the three-year Equity and Diversity research project for the AA Dossier.
Where do all the women go?
Justine Clark provides a short overview of the results of Parlour surveys Where Do All the Women Go? and "And What About the Men?", first published in the AA Dossier on Gender Equity.
Six myths about women and architecture
Debunking the myths - Justine Clark's presentation to Making, the Australian Institute of Architects National Conference.
The women of Victorian architecture
The latest issue of Architect Victoria celebrates the celebrates the contribution women make to architecture in the state.
A girl’s own adventure
How do anthologies of architectural theory represent feminism and gender theory? Karen Burns finds a "strangely antiquated", essentialist version at odds with the aims of the work itself.
Taking it to the limit
A generation after Gill Matthewson first asked, “where are all the women?” she is still, with some frustration, asking the same question.
It’s not just about childcare
Women make up 52% of practising architects in Sweden. Sweden has excellent parental support, but the profession is also structured differently, which plays an important role in women staying in the profession.
Just don’t mention feminism
Naomi Stead reflects on the process of making films to encourage young women to consider careers in architecture.
Redesigning practice
'Gender is over isn't it? Naomi Stead suggests that mainstream practice may learn a lot from the inventive modes of practice developed by women to make space within architecture.
Making (women) architects
Gill Matthewson examine the ways gender is implicated in the structure and practice of the architectural workplace.
Women in architecture
Karen Burns' essay gives an overview of the state of play and the issues facing women in Australian architecture.
