I hate the fact that i just literally applaused to my phone screen because of the incredible talk. 5 years of architecture school, im on my way to finish this.
Great talk! Will have to get involved. Greatful to be at a firm where I have had strong women mentors and colleagues. Proud we are 63% women with close to 90 employees. Both managing principals are women, including me. And 39% of stock is women owned and increasing. This makes me realize I am enjoying working in a bubble and there is much to do overall.
Rosa, I remember several years ago you telling me you were thinking you would quit architecture soon but you had just one more thing to do first. I think that thing ended up being this Equity By Design project! So cool.... sometimes deciding to hang on just a little bit longer works out really well.
This has been helpful and I think the app- build your tribe, if it has been designed will go a long way to help upcoming architects because mentor-ship in architecture is already leaving our society, most especially our schools.
Missing 32% is mainly women dropping out to have families (yeah, it's still overwhelmingly women who choose this or male partners who make them do so) or want to transition to 'more work-life balance' after the first decade or so. And, also, if it's the same in architecture as it is in structural engineering, the hours and pressure can be brutal especially on high pressure projects and I found that many of my female colleagues would in due course go into teaching, other less-pressured careers or pick up juicy positions in organisations wanting to signal their diversity-commitments. Having got burned out on a succession of those projects, I kind of wish I'd taken the soft option as well........
Mikaelaaa Tanglao, YES! Listen to your parents...in the end, do what you LOVE. If it happens to be Architecture, plan ahead to make a living and do it to the very best of your abilities. BTW, I had 3 children, one is a lawyer, the other a CPA, the third is trying to find his way...
So inspiring I'm a mom and a 4th year architectural student 🙏
Thank you, Rosa, for sharing your experience and especially for not only talking about equity in architecture but also doing something about it!
Great talk leads to great response and great actions!!!
I hate the fact that i just literally applaused to my phone screen because of the incredible talk.
5 years of architecture school, im on my way to finish this.
@Darius why bully here?
Preaching the to choir. Move on.
Thanks Bill!
Very well done Ms. Sheng, congratulations on your success. As an Architect, I KNOW exactly where you have been. Very Best to you and family.
Great talk! Will have to get involved. Greatful to be at a firm where I have had strong women mentors and colleagues. Proud we are 63% women with close to 90 employees. Both managing principals are women, including me. And 39% of stock is women owned and increasing. This makes me realize I am enjoying working in a bubble and there is much to do overall.
+Ann Dilcher Thank you Ann.
Rosa, I remember several years ago you telling me you were thinking you would quit architecture soon but you had just one more thing to do first. I think that thing ended up being this Equity By Design project! So cool.... sometimes deciding to hang on just a little bit longer works out really well.
+Kathleen Bliss Thanks Kat!
Good ole Steve Jobs. They don't make em like that anymore. Amazing story.
The woman she mentioned at 12:50 ( Despina ) was our history professor in University at Buffalo.
This has been helpful and I think the app- build your tribe, if it has been designed will go a long way to help upcoming architects because mentor-ship in architecture is already leaving our society, most especially our schools.
So true .....
This is so interesting.
I have the similar story like her .......
Missing 32% is mainly women dropping out to have families (yeah, it's still overwhelmingly women who choose this or male partners who make them do so) or want to transition to 'more work-life balance' after the first decade or so. And, also, if it's the same in architecture as it is in structural engineering, the hours and pressure can be brutal especially on high pressure projects and I found that many of my female colleagues would in due course go into teaching, other less-pressured careers or pick up juicy positions in organisations wanting to signal their diversity-commitments.
Having got burned out on a succession of those projects, I kind of wish I'd taken the soft option as well........
my parents think i shouldn't be an architect because they dont get payed much they want me to be a doctor just because i'm a girl..
Mikaelaaa Tanglao, YES! Listen to your parents...in the end, do what you LOVE. If it happens to be Architecture, plan ahead to make a living and do it to the very best of your abilities. BTW, I had 3 children, one is a lawyer, the other a CPA, the third is trying to find his way...
I should of never dropped out of college architecture was my major
It's never too late to get back into it!
It is not fair
You should have taking your rest while pregnant.
I applaud to women who choose to be mothers over meaningless career!
Did you even watch the video?
over-think
What a joke.
Not really, it was the launchpad for my success today.